A major re-thinking is needed of this act, one that is going to be effective for species that people care about.

We have much to do on critical habitat designation, and that is really one of the bigger flaws.

It really comes down to ridiculous. That is what the public doesn't hear about.

We cannot do our job to legislate when we have a President--and we have had Presidents of both parties that have legislated through Executive Orders.

The President, through Executive Orders, has no Constitutional authority whatsoever of creating law.

Article 1, Section 1, sentence 1 of the U.S. Constitution says that all legislative authority is vested in the Congress of the United States.

We have Federal justices, from the local district courts all the way up to the Supreme Court, who have legislated from the bench.

We need to have people who have experience when they come to the table.

Mr. Chairman, I have run out of time. I yield back.

As far as I am concerned, as a physician, as a scientist, this is totally unethical, and totally unacceptable.

we will continue to prosecute the clash of civilizations started by President Bush and accelerated by President Obama and Mrs. Clinton.