Political Quotes

“Mr. President, Americans have always had a deep connection to the outdoors. In New Mexico, families go back year after year to fish in the Santa Barbara River, to the Santa Fe National Forest to hunt, and to the Gila National Forest. Our public lands are part of our American heritage. We cherish passing that tradition on to our children and to our grandchildren. Yet this amendment would make it easier to turn our public lands over to State land commissioners and eventually to sell them outright. Make no mistake. This amendment will mean more locked gates and more ``no trespassing'' signs in places that families have used for generation. Colleagues, this land is your land. I urge Senators to vote no on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the Murkowski amendment. The Senator from Vermont.”