Well, it is pretty clear, when they have a $16 million fine, that the EPA certainly thinks that they have the authority to do this.
So a District Court judge in North Dakota concluded that the process used to develop the rule is inexplicably arbitrary and devoid of a reas...
if the rules don't do that, then what we should do is to work to pass a law
And if you truly want to provide certainty and clarity, you will withdraw this rule and start over with a process that reaches out to States...
I applaud this committee's efforts to consider the merits of modernizing the Endangered Species Act.
I can't calculate that loss to our economy. I can't calculate that lost opportunity cost.
But you are using Federal dollars and displacing money that could go to the 13,000 healthcare clinics.
I think government ought to be held to a much better standard than what we are seeing coming from this agency and this Administration.
You know, I asked Director Ashe about moving targets.
You testified before this committee in May that Wyoming had met every goal set by Fish and Wildlife, and it was time to delist the gray wolf...
To me, this demonstrates clear failure of a policy that was established to provide for the recovery of imperiled plants and animals.
The taxpayers are funding over 40 percent of Planned Parenthood. And my point is they just have a right to know how this money is being spen...
It hurts your moose, it hurts your elk, it hurts your livestock.
I introduced earlier this year to ensure that the Federal Government consider scientific data collected from State, local, and tribal author...
I don't have the authority to manage grizzly bears or any other species in my State.
I want to make sure that we are all aware that the reimbursement process is quite different; while it is costly, it is easy to do.
I question the need for any advisory committee at all.
They've been nothing but a rubber stamp for agency policy.
