[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10889]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               NORTHERN ROCKIES ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION ACT

  (Mr. REHBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. REHBERG. Congress is moving forward on the Northern Rockies 
Ecosystem Protection Act. Montanans have a long and proud heritage as 
good stewards of our land. Working together, folks in Montana have 
found solutions that work for everyone--without top-down meddling from 
Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, this bill throws that consensus 
approach out the window.
  Take a look at the cosponsors. The vast majority of them are from 
districts east of the Mississippi, and 17 cosponsors are from 
California; none from the districts actually impacted by the 
legislation such as Idaho, Wyoming, Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, 
and, of course, Montana. That is right. None.
  Montanans don't tell folks from New York or San Francisco how high to 
build their skyscrapers or how many lanes their freeways need. We let 
you deal with your problems, and we respectfully ask that when it comes 
to the Northern Rockies, you take into consideration the opinions of 
those of us who live there.

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