Darren Soto actually said...

"I have the honor of representing central Florida up here. And I also applaud my colleague from Florida, Congressman Webster, for his work on this issue as well."

"Mr. Secretary, first I want to thank you for publishing the sand skink relocation permit in the Federal Register this week."

"Do we have your commitment to hold the line on at least the threatened status for manatees, given the erratic population numbers over the past couple of years, due to weather?"

"We just want to make sure it is no longer deemed a subspecies when there is ample scientific basis from some of our local universities."