Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to support today's rule. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join with Sportsmen's Caucus Co-chair Tim Walz and Caucus Vice Chairs Jeff Duncan and Gene Green in introducing H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act, better known as the SHARE Act. This bipartisan package of legislation protects and advances hunting, angling, and recreational shooting traditions and also promotes fish and wildlife conservation efforts. The SHARE Act passed the House of Representatives in both the 113th and 112th Congress with bipartisan support, and in October 2015 the Natural Resources Committee voted 21-15 in favor of the bill. In addition, H.R. 2406 is supported by the Nation's leading hunting and fishing conservation organizations, which represent millions of sportsmen and -women across the Nation. This commonsense proposal will expand opportunities for hunting and fishing and promote conservation across the United States, particularly on Federal lands. In many parts of the country, American sportsmen and -women rely on access to Federal lands to hunt, fish, and recreationally shoot. This bill would expand access to these lands by requiring the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service to keep lands open for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting unless there is a specific reason to close them.…”