Raúl Grijalva actually said...

The ESA is one of the only pieces of legislation that has long prevented the unique American landscape from turning into barren wasteland.

They are bad-faith proposals designed to destroy the law and give handouts to oil and gas companies.

While this political stunt of a hearing is ridiculous on its own, the titles of some of these bills are really insults to the public's intel...

We have a moral responsibility to protect the incredible life forms with which we share this planet for now and for future generations.