Droughts are nature's fault. Water shortages are our fault.

That WRRDA bill with those provisions was supported by every member of this committee, Democrat and Republican.

It seems silly to me.

What I want to briefly say is how important it is for all of us to be responsible stewards of our natural world, and how important the Endangered Species Act is to preserving the natural treasures we have for now and for future generations…

So, I am disappointed, although not surprised. This has been the theme of the Majority since they took control of this House and the committee.

I want my grandchildren to have the opportunity to see the amazing mating display of the prairie chicken.

One example is the Klamath River, where there has been a continuing movement to tear down four perfectly good hydroelectric dams because of the impact on salmon.

This past fall 800,000 acre-feet was released out of dams, knowing we were going into a potentially catastrophic drought.

When species are gone, they are gone forever. You cannot bring them back; they are gone from the planet earth.

the Federal Government continues to increase its position in every one of these states

the Federal Government only controls 25 percent of the land area of the District of Columbia