"It seems to me that one of the reasons the Magnuson-Stevens Act has been so effective is that the regions have flexibility in meeting outcomes."
"I think there are some valuable things in Representative Huffman's legislation, but I think that certain aspects of the process that are used now by the councils are working very well, and they don't ..."
"This bill--supported by 85 organizations, including the Family Farm Alliance--would help address the environmental and economic threats of catastrophic wildfires."
"Wouldn't it be fair to say we would be in a better position, had some of that storage been built?"
"That is really not a plan. The ping-pong approach continually fails to provide certainty to people, species, and our environment."
"The end result of this will be more destruction, as this locked-up land will eventually be engulfed in catastrophic wildfires."
"This ping-pong approach continually fails to provide certainty to people, species and our environment."
"Government fiat can quickly replace abundance, and replace that with scarcity."
"We believe that conservation, not preservation, of our natural resources is the best policy."
"The Administration should provide a long-term strategy for doing this, not just pave the way to the next disaster."
"These decisions will reverse millions of dollars of successful conservation efforts, and will shut the door on future investment."