"House Republicans already turned their backs on coastal communities in the Commonwealth earlier this year..."
"All Americans, no matter if they live in Springfield, Massachusetts or Springfield, Missouri; Portland, Maine or Portland, Oregon, have a stake in conserving biodiversity."
"Before the ESA granted federal protection to imperiled fauna and flora, state wildlife management policies had pushed species like the American alligator, gray wolf, and grizzly bear to the brink of e..."
"The title of this hearing suggests that state and local governments have forever been successful stewards of species, and that federal protection of biodiversity under the Endangered Species Act has o..."
"The ESA guards this bank, and ensures that rather than drawing down our principle, we will accrue interest by making economic development compatible with the survival and restoration of species."
"These bills are a relic of a bygone era."
"These legislations... seem really unnecessary to see that these companies and interests are unanswerable to the public."
"The Republican bills would elevate speed over safety, while opening new, huge swaths of new public land."
"It would put a barrier to anybody challenging decisions by essentially imposing a poll tax, or a speech tax."
"These provisions are unwise and unwarranted."
"the findings are sobering. Many utilities reported that the electric grid is a target of daily cyber attacks."