Political Quotes

“Let me start by saying the critical habitat that I am concerned most about is rural America, the backbone of this country, the breadbasket, and the energy basin that is feeding, clothing, and fueling America. What I am concerned about with respect to endangered species after almost 4 years of this administration are farmers and oil and gas producers who turn the cranks on the greatest economy in the world, who keep the consumers' cost of energy down, and who basically produce through hydrocarbons 90 percent of everything we use. However, they are being attacked with a whole-of-government assault, and this, I think, is just one more example. I rise to offer an amendment to prohibit the funding of the Biden- Harris administration's attempt to regulate these cowboys, plowboys, and roughnecks in rural America who truly make America great. This administration has decided to list in this case six freshwater mussel species that in their own report and own words are moderately healthy. In doing so they jeopardize the livelihoods, the way of life, and the tremendous contributions of our agriculture and energy producers locking up 1,500 miles of rivers causing our farmers and ranchers to be in jeopardy of criminalization, essentially, for the things they do to make an efficient agriculture production for an affordable and abundant supply of food for every American. Madam Chair, I offer this amendment.…”