Political Quotes

The bills on today's legislative agenda take important steps to broaden access to the digital world of the future, while also honoring our past by supporting important historical and commemorative sites across the country.

As Chairman of this Subcommittee, I have worked tirelessly to ensure the perspectives of local communities are included in both the decision-making process and the subsequent management of our Federal lands.

We cannot allow bureaucracy to get in the way of saving lives in our communities, which is why I strongly support this bipartisan bill.

One of the bills we will be considering today, Representative Franklin's bipartisan H.R. 8206, embodies this ethic by preventing an unpopular wilderness designation from being established in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida.