[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 5, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H13942-H13943]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

  (Mr. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, we should make sure that we reach 
agreement on the Interior bill, the environmental bill. The House has 
rejected this extremist measure and, now that the American people have 
spoken, that we want to have mining reform, that we want to stop 
logging in the Tongass, that we want to deal with our parks in a 
sensible way, that it makes sense to come back with a moderate bill 
that the President can sign. Many times the House has said to those 
that want to gut the environment, we do not want that. We want you to 
reach agreement on this issue.
  We are making progress on this, but let us put this appropriation 
bill to bed. There are so many appropriations bills that have not been 
dealt with that are still in controversy, that at least 

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this one, where the American people are behind bipartisan efforts of 
our side and moderate Republicans to reach agreement, let us proceed 
with this bill at least as a start. The American people want to protect 
the environment.

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