Political Quotes

“I thank my friend from Wyoming. Well-made points. When you look at Wyoming on the map and you see just how much of it is colored, meaning how much is controlled by the Federal Government, how much is owned by the Federal Government--I think about the movie where one lawyer got upset because the judge kept interrupting, and the lawyer ultimately says: Well, Judge, if you are going to try my case, just don't lose it for me. I think about that with regard to the Federal Government taking over all of this land. If you are going to take over our land, Federal Government, at least just don't ruin it, which has been going on. In fact, what we have seen with the fund that has been used by the Department of the Interior to acquire more and more land, I think we may be $9-, $10 billion behind in upkeep and maintenance of our national parks. Our Federal properties as facilities are declining. Where they are not getting proper repair, it is like, as Mr. McClintock mentioned, all they can see is, wow, we have got money, let's get more land and more land and more land, and they are not properly taking care of what they have. At this time, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa). He knows all about the problems the Federal Government continues to create and aggravate. Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate my colleague, Mr. Gohmert, once again for yielding to me on so many of these important topics that we have worked on together during my relatively short time here.…”