John Fleming actually said...

If you did deny access, that would be a violation of the Fifth Amendment, the Constitution?

Today the subcommittee will examine the Fish and Wildlife Service's recent efforts to further regulate oil and gas activities within the Nat...

horizontal drilling from private lands to access oil and gas under a refuge should not fall under the Service's jurisdiction.

it is essential that the Service make it crystal clear that it will honor the private property rights of subsurface mineral owners.