The fact that neither of the agencies tasked with implementing the E-S-A were invited to appear at the June 2012 hearing or in today's rerun reflects the continuation of a troubling Republican strategy of fear mongering rather than a fair…

The ESA's near-perfect record of achieving species survival and its numerous species recovery successes... show that the law has been a true success.

The Endangered Species Act is one of the most important, popular, and effective conservation laws, not just in the history of the United States, but in the history of the world.

I would like to thank Chairman Hastings and Representative Bardallo for providing me this opportunity to share the following observations on the subject of today's hearing.

the bald eagle had recovered to the point where it was removed from the endangered species list.

They know that the E-S-A contains significant flexibility to allow projects to proceed after taking into account the national interest in the preservation of species and their habitats.

The E-S-A's near perfect record of achieving species survival, and its numerous species recovery successes like the bald eagle, American alligator, and gray whale--even in the face of continued population growth, land conversion, and…

Clearly, this law has not brought about the economic disaster that its detractors like to claim.

Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to add an article to the record in which Fish and Wildlife Director Dan Ashe states on the scale of the challenges that we face implementing the Endangered Species Act. Litigation doesn't even show up…

The Endangered Species Act itself does not mandate recovery. That is a fundamental flaw in the statute.

The Navy and Marine Corps are critical to meeting the DOD's strategic guidance released in 2011.