Barbara Boxer Quotes

In my 31 years in Congress, I have seen a lot of changes. We made some substantial policy changes that have improved our parks system and our public lands.

The Great American Outdoors Act is landmark conservation legislation to protect our public lands, including right here in New Jersey.

Protecting all this land, working with the President to establish all these monuments, to, you know... I think the President has a land protection record that's second to no one in this century, maybe Teddy Roosevelt.

We have a certain group of people in this country that seem to want to lock up our national treasures, our national parks, and cherished places and keep the public from enjoying them.

Attention! Land Thieves and Natural Resources Grabbers …. Under [Theodore] Roosevelt any doubt about the power of the Chief Executive to make withdrawals of public land was resolved in favor of the people.

I will protect public lands.

The Great American Outdoors Act is a significant opportunity to invest in our public lands, including treasures in the 11th District like the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and Morristown National Historical Park.

I'm excited and encouraged to see people getting involved with their public lands and forests. We really need the public's help to repair these heavily used recreation sites.

True conservation provides for wise use by the general public. The American people do not want our resources preserved for the exclusive use of the wealthy. These land and water resources belong to the people, and people of all income levels should have easy access to them.

Our responsibility for BLM lands is multiple-use, meaning a variety of needs and uses.

We made a good start toward preserving recreational areas like the Chattahoochee River.

Conservation of land and conservation of people frequently go hand in hand

True conservation means protecting the entire habitat.

On the question of preserving public lands, Trump replies that our elected officials have spent too long rewarding 'special interests,' by which I assume he doesn't mean petroleum companies and the Bundy family.

I have always been a strong supporter of public lands and have voted against the transfer or sale of public lands. My position is known and well-established.

We have our work cut out to make sure our outdoors will always remain accessible.

I will work tirelessly to ensure our public lands are managed and preserved in a way that benefits everyone for generations to come.

Despite my great disappointment in American foreign policy, I am very proud of the American tradition of wild land conservation. It is the best tradition and example of land conservation in the world. It goes back a long way.

As someone who grew up in a logging and rail town and hiking in Glacier National Park, I am honored and humbled to be asked to serve Montana and America as secretary of interior.

I look forward to making the Department of Interior and America great again.

I've been very clear all along that public lands must stay in public hands.

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

Maybe you weren't born with a silver spoon in your mouth, but like every American, you carry a deed to 635 million acres of public lands. That's right. Even if you don't own a house or the latest computer on the market, you own Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and many other natural treasures.

Wilderness, like the national park system, was an American idea.

Governments at all levels and the whole society should act more vigorously to protect the land our lives depend on.