Political Quotes

“my concern is not just for my constituents or just for the State. The fact of the matter is, I am concerned that we have a Federal Government that is responsive, that fulfills its duties and its obligations to reach out to those cities or towns or States that might be in need where there is an appropriate Federal role. And in this particular case, I think there is clearly a Federal role. We have land in the town that is encumbered by Federal regulation. We have a town that has been looking to find an appropriate solution to their public need for cemetery space. They currently lease 2 acres. They would like to take ownership of those 2 acres. We have a process called the public benefit transfer that has been used many times before. And, in fact, we have used legislation to move that process forward in an expedited way before and move that legislation through this legislative body on numerous occasions. And I think that is an appropriate way to address the concerns of the town and the concerns of the State so that they might bury their dead in dignity.”