Raúl Grijalva actually said...

"I appreciate the acknowledgment by all the witnesses that that is a factor, despite the lack of acknowledgment by the U.S. Congress."

"We should be talking about how to secure more habitat and protect ecosystems needed for populations of threatened and endangered fish and wildlife to first recover and then be delisted."

"I wish today's hearing was going to be a thoughtful discussion about the importance of habitat and protecting and recovering imperiled American fish and wildlife."

"In your opinion again, Doctor, does the Fish and Wildlife Service get the financial resources and the political backing it needs from Congress in order to achieve a shared goal, which is to be able to..."