Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, I appreciate the concern that the gentleman from California (Mr. Lowenthal) has for the LWCF. The issue though at hand is not necessarily what we have been appropriating for LWCF. The issue at hand is that you want to triple that amount. If you are actually going to cut the potential revenue that is going to come from these areas, don't ask to triple it at the same time. And I would still ask you--and remind you--I have got a park backlog bill that I want to have funded here. Don't take those funds away from the park maintenance backlog. That is far more significant than what we are talking about. But the real issue we are having here is a difference in the approach to the country's energy solutions, our future. You have three disjointed bills, none of them based on science--a lot of them based on mythology that we have heard here today, none of them scientifically based--but they are here in an isolated way, which the whole goal is to cut stuff. Let's just not produce. Now, at least when Jimmy Carter put on that sweater and started the fire and he talked to the American people, he was at least honest enough with them to say, You are going to have to lower your expectations. You won't be able to live the lifestyle you want to have in the future.…”