Malcolm Wallop: “And it is, if anything, more specific. So the pattern is running in the direction that causes the Senator anxiety.”

I had thought when I announced that I was not going to run for reelection, that it would be a sad moment for me. Mr. President, I have decided that it was perhaps the wisest decision of my political career.

I would. But there is no reason it has to be. They hunt in the Grand Teton National Park. It does not stop anything from going on there. Hunting can be eliminated under that status, as well. It is not an issue between hunting and mining…

Last, Mr. President, I very much wish to thank the Senator from California for accepting the law enforcement provisions. I think it is in all of our intent that we do not provide a pipeline in the interstate highway system out of Mexico…

I have spoken my piece. I have the belief, as I have stated, that the legislation is ill-founded and unwise. It has passed the committee. It will most certainly probably pass the Senate. But my opinion on it is now recorded.