"Ronald Reagan once said that veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they have suffered the scars of war."
"I think it could be very beneficial to our children, as they grow up, to have those outdoor experiences, as well."
"It is now time to turn that talk into action, and that is exactly what Representative Kiggans is doing here today by leading the MVP Act."
"This legislation would help more groups organize events so that veterans can become more connected to nature and to each other."
"Instead of wringing our hands or chipping away at ESA's protections and then complaining about that it is not working, Congress should do more of what it did in the IRA."
"the purpose of this Act are to provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered species and threatened species depend may be conserved."
"Instead, we should be pursuing a noble conservation mission."
"I and my colleagues have been engaged in a bipartisan effort under the CRA to reverse the Service's rescission of 'habitat' definition."
"What the proposed regulation under this Administration does, and I think sometimes it has been mischaracterized, is it finds that very reasoned and steady attempt to have a durable solution to critica..."
"I want to make the ESA work, wants to make it something that is effective, that really is about helping species."
"Unfortunately, litigants now use the ESA as a control tactic to preserve lands, or try to preserve lands and pursue radical agendas."