Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleagues in a very important discussion with regard to the waters of the United States and the proposed rule by the EPA. The good Senator from Missouri, I, a Senator from Wyoming and--as has been already said on the floor--about 30 of us in total are proposing an amendment to the sportsmen's bill which is currently under consideration on the floor--an amendment that would address the regulatory overreach by the EPA and, specifically, their proposed waters of the U.S. regulation. The amendment we have is very simple, very straightforward. It is relevant to the legislation that is currently on the floor and should be brought forward for a vote. It is amendment No. 3453, and as I said it deals with the waters of the United States. I am going to take just a minute to read it because it is very simple and very straightforward and could be dealt with in a very expeditious way. Obviously with 29 Senators supporting it, it is an amendment that we should be voting on. This is a clear example of an amendment where this body needs to take a stand, and it is one that should receive a vote as part of this sportsmen's legislation. So I will read from the amendment: In General.…”