Political Quotes

“I think that is exactly right, Senator Heinrich. It is one of these unique moments tonight in the Senate where this body is coming together. Here we are--as Senator Heinrich mentioned and Senator Gardner has mentioned--we may disagree on various issues, but we are coming together tonight at a time when the Nation needs to come together to move this very important legislation forward In Montana, we had cabin fever, as I am sure folks in New Mexico and Colorado had as well. There were too many times on Zoom and not enough time outside. It has been good to see, as we have been through a phased opening in our State, like other States, people are getting back outside again and back into our national parks. I think about being a kid growing up in Montana. My earliest memories were literally when Mom and Dad would load us up in a pickup. Those were the days when you laid down in the back of a pickup. Kids rode in the back of the pickup. Nobody was strapped in. I am not suggesting this become the normal practice, but back in the day, we just rode in the back of the pickup. Mom and Dad would take us up to Cooke City, MT. Sometimes we would do day hikes out of there. Sometimes there were overnights on our public lands. You don't realize how special that is when you are growing up until you realize not everybody around the country has that kind of direct accessibility to our public lands.…”