Daniel Sullivan actually said...

Since the founding of our Republic, the States--not the Federal Government--have had primacy over the management of wildlife.

I think that is a fundamental difference in Alaska. We have continually managed ecosystems for human benefit.

The purpose of today's hearing is how important the States are in terms of their relationship with the Federal Government...

We need to pay particular attention to the State interests where there is an appearance that there is political control being abused.