Have you seen any decrease in it lately?

This is not how the Endangered Species Act was intended to function. The Act can and should be modernized...

On its face, Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act seems pretty straightforward--it provides clearly defined timelines...

The Section 7 consultation process has cost companies millions of dollars, deprived local economies of countless jobs...

We are a Nation of laws, not of men.

We have got to solve this problem, and I look forward to hearing what our panel has to say today.

I will be praying that you have God's favor and wisdom in doing your important work.

Instead of punishing New England's fishermen--and shutting down their businesses--federal officials should be acknowledging their positive role as stewards of the ocean's environmental resources.

Louisiana, despite maximizing and capturing available Federal dollars every year, sees a transportation budget that is only about 6- to $700 million annually.

Improving our Nation's infrastructure is an area where we can find common ground and make real improvements to the daily lives of the American people.

My district contains 3,403 bridges; a total of over 20,000 miles of local and interstate roadway.