[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 31 (Friday, February 26, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H992]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     SPORTSMEN'S HERITAGE AND RECREATIONAL ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2015

  (Mr. CARDENAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARDENAS. Madam Speaker, today Congress voted to make it easier 
to import killed polar bears and ivory into our Nation.
  The SHARE Act is a piece of legislation most closely resembling 
George Orwell's novel ``1984,'' riddled with doublespeak and 
nightmarish visions.
  The Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act, part of this bill, 
would encourage the further hunting and importation of polar bears as 
long as they follow the rules.
  The African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act, 
another title, would encourage the needless and malicious slaying of 
innocent and endangered animals for their tusks.
  And for what? So that gun owners can have a shiny grip on their Smith 
& Wesson .357 Magnum made of a tusk that once was part of a beautiful, 
majestic elephant. Have we really come to this place in our history in 
which the ivory trimming on a gun is more important than a life?
  I urge the Senate and the President to reject this ethically 
reprehensible and morally repugnant bill.

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