Political Quotes

“First of all, let me say that I associate myself with the remarks from the gentleman from Arizona and hope that many people listen to his important messages that he provides for us. Mr. Speaker, standing here in front of, what some would say, a beautiful picture, this is a photo of a fire that occurred near Grand Coulee Dam in my district about 1\1/2\ years ago to help depict something that I want to bring some attention to this evening in this Special Order. My friend from Montana, Mr. Rosendale, and I, and several others, will be talking about something that is critical to the people in the Western United States. The communities across this country who will be absolutely devastated if a radical environmental group gets its way in a courtroom in the State of Montana. Now, for those of you who may be unfamiliar with the Western part of the United States, let me just tell you a couple things. In many parts of the West, it gets very, very dry. And in the summertime, that dryness is coupled with extreme heat. And this can-- although it makes for some gorgeous, beautiful days, but you may have heard it often leads to catastrophic wildfires that devastate forests, lives, property, and even full communities. Now, fire in the forest is a natural occurrence and it is an important part of that forest's lifecycle. But as many of us have been saying for many years, and many of you know, much of our forest has been poorly managed, if managed at all.…”