the constant refrain and complaint is it is taking too long, it is the agency's fault, i.e. it is the law's fault.

Each Federal agency, no matter the nature of the relations with tribal government, is included in the U.S. trust and treaty obligations to Indian Country in terms of tribal consultation.

These bills would legislatively delist the species we are talking about--the gray wolf and grizzly bear.

Enacting these bills would indeed undermine the successful recovery of these species and the rule of law.

Congress has no business listing or delisting species.

The gray wolves are more popular than some of the politicians that want to delist them.

These bills ignore science, rather than trust it.

The sheer hubris of these bills is impressive.

What happened then? Well, Idaho authorized the killing of 90 percent of their 1,500 wolves.

The Cottonwood decision has caused significant damage by delaying necessary forest management work, which has hampered wildfire mitigation efforts.

I'm glad that after nearly 20 years of debate in Congress on trespass cultivation, we're finally moving toward a long-term solution.