On the recordAugust 1, 2001
I yield myself 30 seconds to underscore the remarks of the previous speaker, because I think to a certain degree they make the point, the point that I made earlier that we need to move away from the extremes of this debate. The opponents of this amendment do not support a limitation of only 2,000 acres disturbed. They would not support a limitation of only 200 acres disturbed. They would not support a limitation of only 2 acres disturbed. And as the previous speaker pointed out, they will not even accept a limitation of disturbing 4 square feet. That is the difference in this debate, arguing from the extremes or arguing from this standpoint of preserving America's energy independence while being reasonable about conserving natural resources.
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