Political Quotes

“Madam President, I rise today to talk about the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Today we have only 39 days until September 30, which is the expiration of the current authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. I am committed more than ever to getting LWCF reauthorized or the authorization across the finish line. I have been waiting to get a vote for the entire 115th Congress. I have been told to wait, and I was patient for a while. The last time I was on the floor, I offered it as an amendment to the last appropriations bill, knowing that it was not germane but knowing that the issue needed to be brought to the forefront of the U.S. Senate because it is at the forefront of the American people. I will reiterate again that I can't wait any longer. In 2015, it took the expiration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund before Congress got serious about reauthorizing the program and allowing these vital conservation efforts to continue. I am putting this body on notice once again: I will not allow it to expire again. Several pieces of legislation have come before this body over the previous months, and yet again I am being told by my colleagues--many of whom profess, by the way, to be supportive of this legislation--that we should wait just a little bit longer, that I can't even receive a vote on the matter until then.…”