Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me this time. Madam Chair, I rise today in support of amendment No. 94 which would direct BLM to use additional resources on reversible fertility control methods during its wild horse and burro management program. There are as many as 73,000 wild horses and burros roaming across the West, many of which are put in unnecessary danger due to BLM's use of helicopters to control horse populations. In fiscal year 2024 alone, BLM has planned to round up a staggering 21,000 wild horses. This is a costly and unsustainable plan. Just in the last 3 weeks, 47 horses have been killed during BLM helicopter roundups in Nevada and Wyoming. There are, however, more humane ways to achieve BLM's goal of managing these herds. The use of reversible fertility control is a safe and inexpensive way to manage wild horse and burro populations. Although it is scientifically proven to decrease the number of animals living on the range, BLM spends less than 1 percent of its management budget on such methods. Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment to implore BLM to increase their spending on fertility control methods and save these icons of the American West.”