Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, let me deal with one claim. The claim that people will die if we don't pass H.R. 218 is wrong. The claim is wrong because there is no evidence to back it up, and it is…

Mr. Chairman, acknowledging that I am running the risk of being uppity on this particular amendment, but thankfully never smug, I rise in support of my amendment to H.R. 218, the King Cove Road Land Exchange Act. My amendment simply…

Mr. Chairman, let me remind, the point of the amendment is that the money, the $37.5 million, and also the decision by the local residents to purchase the hovercraft, that was not mandated by the Federal Government. It was their decision…

ESA does not need congressional meddling to work better; what it needs is congressional support.

Claims that complying with ESA kills jobs or impedes economic growth are simply not grounded in reality.

The Endangered Species Act works, bedrock or not.

What these bills ignore is that protecting fish and wildlife is not just a good idea in principle, but good for the economy and for people as well.

The Endangered Species Act has long been one of our most successful and broadly supported conservation laws.

We have a moral duty to preserve for future generations the ability to discover how species can benefit them.

The bottom line is that the ESA has worked, and has remained untouched for more than 40 years.

Claims that complying with the ESA kills jobs or impedes economic growth are simply not grounded in reality.