Political Quotes

“My colleagues on the other side of the aisle have been hard at work removing statues and renaming military bases because they believe they can and should erase history. The Board on Geographic Names was initially designed to be a part of the United States Geological Survey to ensure uniform naming on maps. However, when Secretary Haaland took over as Secretary of the Interior, she immediately repurposed the Board on Geographic Names to the Interior Department's woke renaming board. One of the Secretary's top priorities was to deem the word ``squaw'' derogatory and remove any word with ``squaw'' in it from any geographic landmark or unincorporated town. She pursued this policy using the Board on Geographic Names. This affected my district because the board changed the name of unincorporated ``Squawberry'' to ``Partridgeberry'' despite the opposition of local leaders. This is complete government overreach, and it is unacceptable to allow the Federal Government to force their ideals down the throats of east Tennesseans. This is not what the Federal Government is supposed to be tasked with, and I question how long it will be until Secretary Haaland decides to turn her attention to every geographic landmark named for Columbus or Washington or Jefferson.…”