Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am pleased to be here this morning with the distinguished Senator from South Dakota, as well as the esteemed Senators from both Kansas and Wyoming, to talk about this regulation that is clearly an overreach by the EPA. It needs to be addressed. We have measures to address it. As the Senator from South Dakota said so well, this is a regulation that is a huge problem for our farmers and ranchers, but really, as he said, we have been hearing from almost every industry sector that this is a big-time problem that needs to be addressed, and needs to be addressed now. So, as I said, we have legislation both in committee--I have legislation in the Appropriations Committee, in the Energy and Water Subcommittee, that would address it--and the good Senator from Wyoming has legislation that he has filed, and he is requesting a floor vote. But in both cases, whether it is in committee or here on the floor, what we are saying is give us a chance to vote on this issue. This is an important issue for the American people and Senators need to indicate where they stand. I do not know why everybody should not be proud to do that--to vote on this regulatory overreach and to address this challenge for the American people. It is a very straightforward issue.…”