Political Quotes

“On Tuesday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 556, providing for consideration of an important piece of legislation, H.R. 2130, the Red River Private Property Protection Act. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2130 under a structured rule, making every amendment submitted to the committee in order, which includes a manager's amendment and an amendment by Mr. Cole of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2130, the Red River Private Property Protection Act, is critically important to protecting private property in the great States of Texas and Oklahoma. This bill prevents the Federal Government from seizing thousands of acres of private land that is lawfully owned by American citizens along the 116-mile stretch of the Red River between Oklahoma and Texas. The Bureau of Land Management, or the BLM, is currently updating its Texas and Oklahoma Resources Management Plan, which covers this stretch of the Red River. BLM initially stated that there are an estimated 90,000 acres of land along this stretch of the river that may be considered public domain and managed as Federal land. They have since reduced this estimate to 30,000. Of these 30,000 acres, less than 6,500 acres have actually been surveyed. These revisions and drastically different estimates based upon a fraction of acreage surveyed have caused great concern among landowners and local stakeholders. {time} 1330 H.R.…”