[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 139 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H10038-H10039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 WHITE HOUSE DESTROYS ACCESS TO NATIONAL FORESTS WITH THE STROKE OF A 
                                  PEN

  (Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the President, with the 
stroke of a pen, set aside 41 million acres, 41 million acres that 
humans will no longer have access to as they have known in the past 
because he is closing the roads and, in essence, putting up signs that 
almost say ``no trespassing'' to humans. That means hunters, that means 
campers, loggers, people who have traditionally gone into the woods to 
pick berries, to enjoy family outings, photographers, ranchers, 
Americans who enjoy our national forests.
  Mr. Speaker, 41 million new acres can no longer be accessed by most 
Americans. Only the young and fit who are able to hike in wilderness 
conditions will be able to access our forests. With the stroke of a 
pen.
  Mr. Speaker, what this does is actually destroys our forests and 
families and communities. This has a real

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 human face on it, and it is a big problem.

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