Political Quotes

“Before I yield to my colleague from Wyoming, I want to address what the previous speaker mentioned. She was talking about the Tubman bill. Had this bill that we are debating here today been in effect, we wouldn't have had the problem with the Tubman issue right now. The Tubman issue was designated as a national monument, but it didn't go through the local process, and as a result--as a result of that--there are flaws in that designation. Thus, the bill that the gentlelady from Maryland is introducing is to correct the flaws that were put in place because of the monument designation. I yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Wyoming (Mrs. Lummis).”