the importance of long-term funding; the importance of clear metrics and accountability that have conservation and biodiversity goals, as well as economic, improvement, and stability goals.

The law that Senator Flake and I worked on in 2016, the End Wildlife Trafficking Act, authorized the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking.

The fortress model of conservation has demonstrably failed, and we need a human-centered and indigenously informed model.

Thank you, Administrator Power.

This was a good and constructive hearing.

I do think it is important to regulate in a wise, and transparent, measured way so that the regulations are both effective and sustain.

Thank you. Thank you, all. I look forward to our ongoing partnership in this.

I am encouraged by the fiscal year 2024 budget request for your Agency, and the rest of the State and Foreign Operations budget, as the challenges of our time demand bold investments.

We can do much better than this.

I couldn't agree more with your three central points.

I will defer to Senator Graham.

Your task is daunting, and this subcommittee must both rigorously oversee your work, and ensure you have the support and resources you need to protect and advance our national security and our national values.