Man in the american west, most of the land is public land. Its owned by all of us. This is nonowhere more true in e lower 48 thahan in nevada, where close to 90 of the land is owned by the federal government. Its owned by us. Chisisholm partrticularly in nevada, so many people are oriented t to spendingng time on public lands, whether you hunt, you fish, you just enjoy it casually, you horsebackride, youre a rancher, youre a miner, youre a farmer. Whoever you are, you spend time out on your public lands, and its an amazing part of our legacy, and its something that really distinguishes the United States, distinguishes nevada as a great, great place to live. Baca one of thehe beauties of nevada is that we have thesese millions and milillions of a acs ofof public lands, but sometimes thisis can lead d to conflicts,s you have g generations of people who come throuough and engage eh ththe land in different ways. Br [applause] nancy pelosi today we unveil a portrait of one of the greatest l
Mining and ranching interests. Tv reporter the town of ely cod experience the most impacts from the gat basin naonal park. My resides lieve thathe parks popularity could spill over into ely and rejuvenate an otherwise dormant economy. Christensen when he heard that there was support for a national park, he saw a solution. Reid i was willing to compromise significantly. Laxalt didnt kill it. Im sure he uld have, buhe didnt. Because of him, i made it smalr than it should have been, and i also allowed grazing ont. Cows d sheep uld graze there. I got it passed, and so there was talk about the seetary of agriculture at that time. Was recommending to president reagan to veto that. Ronald reagan democrats and republicans must join together not to do whats easy, but to do what is right. Reid so i called william penn mott, the director of park service, and i said, mr. Mott, theres talk about vetoing my park. How do you feel about it . He said, i, as a young park ranger, was asked by one of the
Man in the American West, most of the land is public land. Its owned by all of us. This is nowhere more true in the lower 48 than in nevada, where close to 90 of the land is owned by the federal government. Its owned by us. Chisholm particularly in nevada, so many people are oriented to spending time out on public lds, whether you hunt, you fish, you just enjoy it casually, you horsebackride, youre a rancher, youre a miner, youre a farmer. Whoever you are, you spend time out on your public lands, and its an amazing part of our legacy, and its something that really distinguishes the United States, distinguishes nevada as a great, great place to live. Baca one of the beauties of nevada is that we have these millions and millions of acres of public lands, but sometimes this can lead to conflicts, as you have generations of people who come through and engage with the land in different ways. [applause] nancy pelosi today we unveil a portrait of one of the greatest leaders the senate has eve
Man in the American West, most of the land is public land. Its owned by all of us. This is nowhere more true in the lower 48 than in nevada, where close to 90 of the land is owned by the federal government. Its owned by us. Chisholm particularly in nevada, so many people are oriented to spending time out on public lan, whether you hunt, you fish, you just enjoy it casually, you horsebackride, youre a rancher, youre a miner, youre a farmer. Whoever you are, you spend time out on your public lands, and its an amazing part of our legacy, and its something that really distinguishes the United States, distinguishes nevada as a great, great place to live. Baca one of the beauties of nevada is that we have these millions and millions of acres of public lands, but sometimes this can lead to conflicts, as you have generations of people who come through and engage with the land in different ways. [applause] nancy pelosi today we unveil a portrait of one of the greatest leaders the senate has eve
man: in the american west, most of the land is public land. it s owned by all of us. lower 48 than in nevada, wherehe close to 90% of the land is owned by the federal government. it s owned by us. chisholm: particularly in nevada, so many people are oriented to spending time out on public lands, whether you hunt, you fish, you just enjoy it casually, you horseback-ride, you re a rancher, you re a miner, you re a farmer. whoever you are, you spend time out on your public lands, and it s an amazing part of our legacy, and it s something that really distinguishes the united states, distinguishes nevada as a great, great place to live. baca: one of the beauties of nevada is that we have these millions and millions of acres of public lands, but sometimes this can lead to conflicts, as you have generations of people who come through and engage with the land in different ways. [applause] nancy pelosi: today we unveil a portrait of one of the greatest leaders the senate has ever know