the only path toward Republicans and Democrats coming together in this Committee to stop the political posturing

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

99 percent of listed species have continued to survive, and 90 percent are on schedule to meet their recovery goals.

Thank you for holding a hearing on H.R. 424. If you have any questions on the impacts of wolves to agriculture in Minnesota, I would be happy to answer them.

I see the Endangered Species Act akin to a government program like Medicaid that promotes health care to the most vulnerable amongst us.

The Endangered Species Act works, bedrock or not.

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

It is imperative Congress act without delay to pass this important legislation.

Once the gray wolf is delisted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources' plan will be reinstated.

It is indeed a great pleasure to welcome a new member on our side of the aisle, Representative Jimmy Gomez.

We appreciate your efforts and our efforts to return power to the states and people.

The purpose of the ESA is to recover species that are threatened with extinction: the Act clearly lays out the appropriate path to take after a species has recovered.