On the recordSeptember 12, 2019
Let's do be careful about the facts. More caribou than we have ever had before? That is certainly the case for the Porcupine caribou herd, precisely because it has had the benefit of the wilderness management of the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge so critical to its migratory pattern and its calving. Throughout the rest of the Arctic, caribou are in real trouble. Herds are declining, and a very recent study has confirmed that. So let's take note of the fact that we have one place where caribou are thriving. Let's not wreck that place with oil and gas development. Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Haaland), chair of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
