Political Quotes

“over the past week while I was home in Wyoming traveling around our State, I had a chance to talk with students about their hopes for the future, and I talked with many small business owners about their efforts in trying to create jobs. The people of Wyoming work hard and take seriously the Western values of family and community. They are committed--they are committed--to preserving the West's role in providing natural resources that improve the lives of millions of people all across America. This commitment is shared by the Senate Western Caucus--a caucus which I chair in the Senate--as well as is shared by the Congressional Western Caucus under the leadership of Wyoming Congressman Cynthia Lummis. Recently, we released a joint report titled ``Principled Stewardship of the American West.'' This new report has details about specific things we should be doing right here in Congress, specific things Washington should let the people in the West do for themselves. The whole report is available on my Web site, Barrasso.senate.gov. Now I want to talk about four specific principles that guide the work of the Western Caucus that are contained in this very report. These principles are based on the idea that the people who live on the land are the best stewards of the land.…”