In fact, why don't we give him money. Ranchers aren't the only landowners on Steens. The Witzel's have started construction but there's an appeal of their permit. If that land trade fizzles John Witzel worries the government will find another way to get them off the mountain. I called the last buffalo hunt.
Money does talk.
And when you get some oil tycoon coming up from Houston, Texas, flashing big wads in front of some of these folks, they will sell. Well, Stephanie, yesterday in Redmond, Senator Gordon Smith said the bill had a 50-50 chance of passing in the 15 days or so that are left in this legislative session. Both are opposed to federal land exchanges on principle because of some abuses that have occurred in the past. And, you know, two or three weeks is not very long to pull off such a complicated deal. And I just wanted to say that the stakes are very high here.