Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The North Country National Scenic Trail is about 4,000 miles and links scenic, national, historic, and cultural areas across seven States. It goes from basically North Dakota through New York and will eventually end up in Vermont. The issue at hand here is a section in Minnesota which is about 93 miles that has not been built because it is a swamp. You can't build it there. {time} 1645 So what this would do--and it is strange we have to pass legislation to do it--is simply authorize to build a trail and go around the swamp which may add some additional miles to it, maybe around 400. It also authorizes at the other end about, maybe 66 miles of potential road from Vermont so that they can all connect to the Appalachian Trail which will create one of the most significant trails, the longest trail that we have to be able to use in this country. I should say the National Park Service has studied this, they have approved it; and nonetheless, it is still a good idea. I urge its adoption, and I reserve the balance of my time.”