Political Quotes

“I also want to share some excerpts from these letters and statements. This one is from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. The Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act ``is simply the most important package of measures for the benefit of sportsmen in a generation. This package of pro-sportsmen legislation will promote, protect, and preserve our cherished outdoor activities of hunting and the shooting sports.'' The CEOs of the National Wildlife Federation, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Izaak Walton League of America, and Trout Unlimited, in one letter, wrote: The Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 ``includes valuable provisions to conserve fish and wildlife habitat and expand public access for hunters and anglers. We know that time on the floor of the Senate is extremely limited and precious, but we believe that this bill is worthy of expedited floor consideration. It is a rare and splendid occurrence that such a large and diverse coalition of hunting, shooting, angling and other conservation organizations are so united behind a bill.'' Then a letter from Jeff Crane, who is president of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation. Senator Murkowski and I both have worked very closely with Jeff Crane, who is president of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation.…”