Wilderness Is Not Defined By The Absence

But Through World Wars And A Great Depression, Through Painful Social Upheaval And A Cold War, And Now Through The Attacks Of September 11, 2001, Our Nation Has Indeed Survived.

Over The Last Six Years, Airlines Have Experienced Severe Financial Pressure To Leave Smaller Communities, Making Demands On The Eas Program Even Greater.

Today, Our Actions Must Be Motivated Only By Our Intense Desire To Achieve A Just And Lasting Peace. The Compassion And Charity Of The American People Should Be Reflected In This Legislation, Though Sadly, They Are Silenced.

Reasonable, Even Intelligent People Can, And Frequently Do, Disagree On How Best To Achieve Peace In The Middle East, But, Peace Must Be The Goal Of Our Foreign Policy Tools, Whether They Be By The Stick Or By The Carrot.

Wilderness Designations Should Not Be The Result Of A Quid Pro Quo. They Should Rise Or Fall On Their Own Merits.