Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 679) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 679 Whereas the 100th anniversary of the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the ``Weeks Law'') (16 U.S.C. 552 et seq.), marks one of the most significant moments in conservation and Forest Service history; Whereas New Hampshire, along with the southern Appalachians, was at the center of efforts to pass the Weeks Law; Whereas John Wingate Weeks, sponsor of the Weeks Law, was born in Lancaster, New Hampshire, and maintained a summer home there that is now Weeks State Park; Whereas, in 1903, the Appalachian Mountain Club, and the newly formed Society for the Protection of New Hampshire's Forests, helped draft a bill for the creation of a forest reserve in the White Mountains; Whereas passage of the Weeks Law on March 1, 1911, was made possible by an unprecedented collaboration of a broad spectrum of interests, including the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, industrialists, small businesses, and the tourist industry; Whereas, in 1914, the first 7,000 acres of land destined to be part of the White Mountain National Forest were acquired in Benton, New Hampshire, under the Weeks Law; Whereas national fo…”