Political Quotes

“I requested that two additional, strongly bipartisan measures that already cleared the Chamber last Congress and had no objections be individually included in the request. One of those bills was S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, that for years I have championed with my friend and colleague from Idaho Senator Crapo. Across the West, this legislation has had bipartisan support because it would reauthorize a crucial lifeline--particularly for schools and law enforcement and roads throughout the West. I was in Grant County recently, a small community in eastern Oregon, and they are basically hanging by a thread if they don't get the Secure Rural Schools money restored. That is why I am here on the floor today. I am clear that I want us to work together and to get this done as expeditiously as possible.”