Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 62) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Con. Res. 62 Whereas the well-being of the United States is dependent on productive soils along with abundant and high-quality water and related natural resources; Whereas the Natural Resources Conservation Service (in this resolution referred to as ``NRCS'') was established as the Soil Conservation Service in the Department of Agriculture in 1935 to assist farmers, ranchers, and other landowners in protecting soil and water resources on private lands; Whereas Hugh Hammond Bennett, the first Chief of the Soil Conservation Service and the ``father of soil conservation'', led the creation of the modern soil conservation movement that established soil and water conservation as a national priority; Whereas the NRCS, with the assistance of President Franklin D.…”