11/19/2013
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"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 intelligence."
"They are bad-faith proposals designed to destroy the law and give handouts to oil and gas companies."
"They are not thoughtful pieces of legislation to fix real problems--like the extinction crisis we currently face."
"These bills would undermine the role of science in the listing process, transfer undue authority to state officials..."