Political Quotes

“I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1513, sponsored by our colleague from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry), would revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park. The park will now include the site known as the Gettysburg Train Station, the historic depot where President Abraham Lincoln arrived and departed via train in 1863 to deliver the Gettysburg Address. Currently, the depot is owned by the Borough of Gettysburg, but will be donated to the National Park Service. However, the depot will continue to be operated by local or nonprofit organizations. In addition, H.R. 1513 includes within the park a 45-acre parcel that has already been donated to the Park Service. Finally, I would like to thank again our colleague, Mr. Perry, for including important property-rights protections in his bill that allow the Park Service to acquire property by donation only and requires that owners be provided written consent prior to property being included into the park boundary. With that, I support the bill and reserve the balance of my time.”