Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Alaska, the former chairman of the committee. I also want to thank the gentleman Ralph Hall and the gentleman Sam Johnson, also from north Texas, that joined with me in this important bill. I want to thank my friends on the Democratic side, in particular Mr. DeFazio, for his not only effort and understanding, but an effort in making sure that water resources all across this country, the needs of the people, are understood. Mr. Speaker, we are under increased problems all across this country, distressed because of the lack of water. We have lots of areas of the country that are undergoing tremendous changes, and that means that local people have to make accommodations; but that also means that, many times, they have to work with the Federal Government, in this case, through the U.S. Corps of Engineers. I would like to also thank the U.S. Corps of Engineers and the North Texas Municipal Water District for their hard work on this important issue. The opportunity for us to resolve this issue means that 1.5 million north Texans who need to make sure that they have adequate, safe, and good water resources, that we can continue a plan in north Texas that we agreed to. We agree this is the right thing to do. We also agree that we are after the good Lord to help us out with some rain; but in the meantime, the Lord also says those that help themselves, that that is the right way to do it. We are trying to work together. Today, as Mr.…”