Ken Salazar: “I understand that the Fish and Wildlife Service has a longstanding position that Recovery Plans are guidance and are…”

What is being neglected here is the bigger picture. And that's this foreign policy paradigm that is so required for the United States and Mexico and the Americas.

I think what Maine has done at its center with Senator Collins's leadership has been extraordinary.

I believe hydraulic fracking is safe. We know that, from everything we have seen, there is not a single case where hydraulic fracturing has created an environmental problem for anyone. We need to make sure that story is told.

I agree with you, Mr. Chairman.