Political Quotes

“I rise in opposition to the amendment, and I will explain my reasons. Senator Daines' amendment seeks to alter the funding levels of provisions in the Energy Infrastructure Act as reported out of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Specifically, the amendment cuts funding for hiring veterans and Native youth to do fire prevention projects and directs that funding to postfire rehabilitation projects and to States that carry out projects on Federal land. We are supportive of both postfire projects and States doing work on Federal land. That is why we funded these programs at unprecedented levels in our bill. However, we also support funding for veterans and Native youth. So I do not believe it is appropriate to cut the funding for this program. So I urge my colleagues to please vote no on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware. Unanimous Consent Agreement”