Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, I appreciate the debate that we have had on this particular bill--kind of. Florida does have the right to do whatever it wishes to do on its property and on its State lands and State waters, and they should have the right to do it unless there is some kind of impact to Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, and Mississippi, in which case, them doing something strictly for Florida's purposes that doesn't take into account the other States is wrong-minded. But for this particular bill, we are really not talking about the economy and the tourism and everything else. This bill is about a military line and military issues. As I have stated earlier, yes, there are military positions in Florida. There is a military testing training range on the water, which is not as good as the land-based one but is on the water in Florida. Those are there and they deserve to be protected, and when the military wants those things set aside without any kind of disturbance, that is logical. That is limited. That is logical, and it is something we should approve, which is why this issue should not be a bill before us. This bill should have been decided as part of the NDAA. But the question here is: Is everything on this arbitrary line that was drawn, is it all needed for military use? It should be the military that makes that decision; and, I am sorry, in the past, they have simply said, no, they don't need it all.…”