"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I appreciate you holding this session. And, you know, I want to add my condolences to the Gold Star Families."
"I will call them terrorist because that is what they really are."
"Listen, there are vast differences that we have, whether it's on this issue or other foreign policy issues."
"The Endangered Species Act is a well-intentioned law that should play an important role in protecting vulnerable and iconic species that define the American wilderness."
"Unfortunately, in recent decades, unelected bureaucrats have misused the ESA, giving them far too much power over the lives of Americans and the economic vitality of our communities."
"It is unfortunate that our often-unelected bureaucrats can have so much influence on rural America, on the places that they have never visited, and on the people that they will never meet."
"I urge this Committee to help rein in the power of the EPA and Fish and Wildlife Service and give clarification on definitions such as habitat."
"When the Honduran people elected President Castro in 2022, they did so with the hope that her Administration would be a change from the status quo."
"I have consistently fought to include funding in our congressional appropriations for this commission and am glad that the United Nations has also been very supportive."
"I felt the process was somewhat disorganized as it was laid out and as--my constituents had extreme concerns."
"I just think that process really needs constant review."
"I'm not saying there's not climate change. I'm not saying there's not scientific things we can do to keep a clean environment."