"We've been working on this for quite some time, so really the rally has no relevance."
Given Republican Sen. Langemeier's icy blond contempt (play audio above) for Nebraskans whose land will shortly be mangled and whose water will almost certainly be polluted by oil and who traveled hundreds of miles to lobby for protective legislation to preserve their way of life as well as Nebraska's greatest underground resource, you might question why he, of all people, was assigned the chairmanship of the Natural Resources Committee.
Maybe the Nebraska GOP, which controls the Unicameral, would be willing to explain this to you. Or maybe not.
Project Vote Smart indicates that Langemeier has never introduced (see table below) any piece of legislation even remotely relevant to the conservation of natural resources in Nebraska. UPDATE: the Unicameral record reveals that Langemeier has introduced several bills relating to natural resources addressing chemigation.
What Langemeier meant when he told NET Radio that "we've" been working on a bill (clarifying pipeline company obligations) is a mystery — unless you define "working on" as presiding over or even abetting the goal of making as toothless as possible the legislative effort of a different senator to protect farmers and ranchers from Big Oil.
Aksarbent thinks Jane Kleeb was right to call him a weak, out-of-touch leader who isn't serious about protecting Nebraska's land and water and agrees that "...Langemeier needs a lesson in civics and respect, or he needs to find a new job."
Langemeier, owner of Land Mark Management & Realty, Inc. in Schuyler, will be term-limited out of the Unicameral next year. We hope the door doesn't hit him on his way out.
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