"Last week, Madam Secretary, I stood alongside tribal representatives of the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition as they renewed a long-standing campaign to permanently protect their Grand Canyon homelands."
"The tribes have served as the principle protectors, guardians, stewards of the Grand Canyon, their real and spiritual home, since this time."
"Today, the only thing more endangered than the species we will be talking about in this hearing seems to be Republican environmentalists."
"Using the CRA to repeal ESA protections is an extreme measure."
"H.J. Res. 29 would do this for the lesser prairie chicken, delisting it and effectively blocking future listings."
"H.J. Res. 49 applies the blunt instrument of the CRA to the endangered northern long-eared bat."
"H.J. Res. 46 uses the CRA to hamstring NOAA's designation of critical habitat."
"These resolutions elevate pure politics over science-based wildlife management."
"The bill helps to ensure the survival and recovery of the North Atlantic right whale by repealing the language in last year's appropriation bill that undermines the Endangered Species Act and the Mari..."
"That language was added at the last minute, did not go through any process, and enshrines regulations that don't do enough to protect right whales from fishing entanglements."
"If current trends continue, we could see the right whale go extinct in the next 15 to 20 years."
"I think they are wonderful, iconic, and need to be saved at whatever cost."