Jay Inslee: “Let me say sincerely and graciously that the reason for this amendment is to make sure that Jones Bench is there in its…”

“Let me say sincerely and graciously that the reason for this amendment is to make sure that Jones Bench is there in its current position by the time I get there. And this amendment would simply say we are going to honor the gentleman's invitation, but we would like him to keep the place the way it is before we get there to evaluate the inclusion of this for wilderness status. Let me make sure people understand this, too, because perhaps there is some confusion. The area of Jones Bench is in Sevier County, not Emery County. It is in Sevier County. And because it is in Sevier County, and because it is on the wrong side of another little road somebody put in somewhere, by man not the Creator, we in the existing proposal would not protect it. And I think the proposition we are testing in Congress today is how are we going to decide what is worthy of protection. Are we going to decide just based on county lines and where man created roads, or are we going to give respect to the Creator and decide it where the Creator put the red rock?”