Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague from the Beehive State. I want to start out with, obviously, support for the rule. I think the rule is very open in the context of the legislation. For those that haven't reviewed the legislation, it's about 11\1/2\ pages long. It's available out here; it's available online. I recommend you to do it. Because when we talk about what it really does, it's not a wheel of giveaways. When you talk about strategic and critical minerals, here are some words from the bill: ``Strategic and critical minerals means minerals that are necessary.'' Here's some thoughts to ponder: national defense and national security. Now, do you know what those minerals were 10 years ago, and do you know what they're going to be 10 years from now? It's not meant to be as specific--and my colleague from Colorado is absolutely right, these are broad definitions because, you know what, we don't do this every day. We're not going to check this every year and spend time like this on it. So when you talk about some flexibility there, it's not an accident; it's supposed to be broad. Here's another thing: strategic and critical. How about the Nation's energy infrastructure? Kind of important if you care about things like energy, regardless of what side of the fence you're on. A couple other things. Strategic and critical, those minerals, to-- here it is out of the bill--support domestic manufacturing. Oh, my goodness. How about support agriculture? Don't care about that.…”