Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Today, we have heard a number of speakers not only on the Republican side, but also the Democrat side, talk about the issues that need to be addressed today. The Republican Party--the Republican majority--under the leadership of our great Speaker, John Boehner, has gathered together today a group of bills that have passed the House of Representatives, many of them with overwhelming majorities. We heard the gentleman from Oregon, Greg Walden, talking about the plight of the West--and not just in Oregon--where men and women who live in rural communities have found themselves losing their jobs as a result of the administration's policies of how they would treat their own natural resources. Mr. Walden, an Eagle Scout, just as I am an Eagle Scout, has the forestry merit badge. We understand healthy forests and how they can provide a product, a service, and enjoyment to the American people if well-managed; instead, this administration, because of their unwise management techniques, have allowed the West to burn down over the last 5 years. At record levels, these forests and resources are up in smoke, not allowing those communities the opportunity to properly replant and take care of their own resources.…”