"I think they are wonderful, iconic, and need to be saved at whatever cost."
"Representative Grijalva's bill would eliminate the time needed for crucial research into patterns of right whale distribution and abundance, and instead force a shutdown of Maine's lobster fishery."
"Rep. Grijalva's RESCUE Whales Act would repeal the Right Whale Rider and return to the prior status quo."
"These resolutions elevate pure politics over science-based wildlife management."
"That language was added at the last minute, did not go through any process, and enshrines regulations that don't do enough to protect right whales from fishing entanglements."
"The bill helps to ensure the survival and recovery of the North Atlantic right whale by repealing the language in last year's appropriation bill that undermines the Endangered Species Act and the Mari..."
"If current trends continue, we could see the right whale go extinct in the next 15 to 20 years."
"Republican solutions are to weaken and erode the critical tools our nation uses to prevent extinction."
"H.R. 215 overrides the Endangered Species Act and reinstates the Trump administration's blatantly unlawful biological opinions."
"H.R. 215 overrides state law in order to authorize and appropriate funding for the enlargement of Shasta Dam."
"H.R. 215 violates and preempts state law, undermines critical protections for salmon and other fish and wildlife."