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Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building

Floor Speech

Date: May 20, 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Arts, Entertainment, and History

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* Mr. GARAMENDI. Madam Speaker, as a former Deputy Secretary of the Interior under President Bill Clinton, I witnessed firsthand the lasting legacy of Stewart Lee Udall, who served as Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He left a legacy committed to environmental stewardship, preservation, and wildlife protection. His leadership helped greatly expand America's natural parks and advanced landmark policies to improve air and water protections. Redwood National Park in my home State of California exists because of Udall's leadership.

* Naming the Interior Department Building after Udall is the least we can do to honor his legacy. An even greater honor to his towering legacy would be to continue pursuing policies that protect our fragile planet. As he once said, ``Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man.''

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