Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague Senator Daines from Montana and all my colleagues, Democrats and Republicans. Everyone has been so excited about getting up and showing pictures of their beautiful State. All of us--it is the United States of America--every one of us has something to be proud of and show off, and the LWCF and restore our historic parks bills will protect each and every one of them. I have been in the Senate for almost 10 years. I have not seen any piece of legislation that has brought us together with more enthusiasm than this piece of legislation, the Great American Outdoors Act, because the entire Nation benefits from it. Whether it be in West Virginia, Colorado, or Montana, wherever it may be, our outdoor resources is something that all of my colleagues can enjoy because we all can visit and enjoy the great American outdoors, if you will. The strong support for the Great American Outdoors Act is a testament of the importance of this legislation and what it does. We have never had a financial recovery, an economic recovery without infrastructure investments in spending. We don't have a better piece of legislation that does this. It is a win-win all the way around. More than 150,000 jobs will be created by this bill. I think every county in America--I have 55 counties in West Virginia. Every county in West Virginia, basically, is receiving some sort of help from the LWCF. We have all been greatly impacted by this.…”