Charles Taylor: “I, too, appreciate the tribute that is being offered to Congressman Riggs. Frank has been a good friend and an…”

“I, too, appreciate the tribute that is being offered to Congressman Riggs. Frank has been a good friend and an outstanding Member of this Congress. I knew he had courage when he joined our freshman year as a Member of the Gang of 7 to protest what he thought, and we all thought, was illegal and unjust activities of the House of Representatives. Of course, the truth proved out and, as we know and as was mentioned a moment ago, there were a lot of things that went on from that investigation. We have a much cleaner and more responsible Congress because of that. I found that Frank had courage in the district also. Frank is an environmentalist in the sense that he cares about the environment and he works to promote real science in the area of the environment. A lot of people do not realize that here in Washington the environment has become a tool for people to scare money out of individuals. They take in over $600 million, putting false science out and trying to scare people into spending money for ridiculous ideas, and these programs often result in legislation that takes jobs away from people unnecessarily and promotes pseudo science. Frank has worked with us on many of our efforts, especially in the area of forestry, to promote what our best universities teach and our best experimental stations teach.”