Political Quotes

“we had a chance earlier today to talk about this Congressional Review Act resolution before us that I urge my colleagues to turn down. This resolution basically would negate a very important aspect of a rule that was put in place to help the public have more input on public lands. The rule was pretty straightforward--common sense--to make sure that there was a lot of increased public input to bolster the decisionmaking process and to ensure that there are 21st century management policies in place. There is nothing in this rule that was implemented in the last administration that erodes or takes away from the States' and local governments' planning processes and the decisionmaking they do. So it is very important to me that we continue to have the transparency and openness and sunshine in our public planning. I think one editorial from the Post-Register from Idaho said it best. So I will read from it. Resource management planning. Sound boring? Maybe. But if you are a Westerner, it definitely shouldn't be. Resource management planning (RMP) affects how you can or can't use the vast swaths of public lands outside your back door for things like hunting, camping, four-wheeling, hiking, fishing, and rock climbing--a lot of the things you probably love about being a Westerner.…”