[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 12, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S1175]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 S. 47

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, yesterday the Senate advanced S. 47, 
the Natural Resources Management Act, and later today we will vote to 
pass it. The lands bill is the product of over 100 pieces of 
legislation addressing the management and preservation of some of our 
Nation's most precious natural areas. It touches every State, features 
the input of a wide coalition of our colleagues, and has earned the 
support of a broad, diverse coalition of many advocates for public 
lands, economic development, and conservation.
  I am especially proud that the bill will take action on key 
priorities for my own State, from protecting national monuments, to 
preserving the legacy of historically Black colleges and universities, 
to helping local communities fight invasive species.
  The fact that we are about to push this comprehensive package across 
the finish line is a credit to the dedicated efforts of Chairman 
Murkowski and Ranking Member Manchin. From the outset, S. 47 has 
benefitted from good-faith, bipartisan efforts at the committee level 
and here on the floor. I look forward to voting to pass the bill later 
this afternoon. I am going to do so enthusiastically for the people of 
Kentucky and for communities across the Nation.

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