John Fleming actually said...

the ability to address problems is far easier done at the State capital than here, in Washington.

the Service must not establish unreasonable new fees that would have the effect of denying access to non-Federal minerals legally owned by l...

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.