We have a Fish and Game department that is, again, like smoking wacky weed.

I suggest respectfully, Mr. Chairman, let us listen to those countries that are directly involved.

I have been sponsoring that bill and there have been others, and I am all for it.

If you wanted to spend the money, I would suggest you spend it in Spirit Lake. I mean just an idea.

Uncle Sam is going to say you have to prove it, you're guilty because we say you are. That is wrong, and this is not going to save the elephants.

For those in the audience who think you're saving elephants, you're going to be killing these elephants.

I hope that some of my colleagues follow up, sir, because I am disgusted right now with our government and the Fish and Wildlife Department for putting up a 'fuscade'--I call it a 'fuscade'--for saying this is for conservation. It is not.

There is a value when they can be hunted; there is a value when they can in fact be managed; there is a value when you let a country manage its game.

I did vote for the provisions for Violence Against Women. I want you to know that.

I would just like to put a plug in for charter schools period. The Amy Biehl school is an example of what can be done under charter schools and how it does serve a purpose. We have been very successful in the State of Alaska with our…

I agree with the gentlelady. Housing is important for the American Indian community. It should be funded. This bill is a decent bill, but flatlining this funding back to the 2004 level is not acceptable. We need this housing in rural…

Have you found one State that supported this proposal?

Without any input from the State of Alaska, any cooperation with the State of Alaska, any understanding of the effect upon individuals in the State of Alaska, preempting a State-owned property without consulting, total arrogance on part of…

We have a Government today... that is taking away the right of individual's rights.

You have not one State that supports this proposal?

You should have the ability to make decisions based upon other than, I call, a policy of an EPA that doesn't understand that there is economics, there is a human life that is involved.

This is an example, under the Constitution you have a right on your property to protect your property.

You are taking from my right to run my land. That is unconstitutional.

I have a personal feeling about the EPA. I want you to know what you have done in Alaska to me is a disgrace.

You should know that if you are consulting them. There should be somebody, one State saying this is a grand idea.

This is America, not a bunch of dictators dictating through agencies. They are taking away the rights of individuals this Congress said they had.

What public? Are you going to hear from the Sierra Club? You are going to hear from Save the Earth Club?

As long as I sit in this seat, we are going to get those oil fields developed that were guaranteed under the Act of Congress to Alaska Natives.

What bothers me is we have a no-more clause, period.

What is wrong with America today. We are now being run by a monarchy of agencies supported by outside interest groups that don't know one side from the backside.