Debbie Dingell actually said...

"There is one person, in particular, who will have you believe that the only way to ensure our safety is to build a concrete wall across the entirety of the U.S."

"Do you believe that the authors of the Endangered Species Act intended for the species to remain on house arrest, unable to visit the places they go to eat, breed, and avoid conflict?"

"For me, the legislative history and a reading of the statute--the ESA is designed to conserve both the species identified as endangered or threatened with extinction and the ecosystems they depend on ..."

"It is clear to me that conservation biology is an accepted science practice, and one that has yielded incredible gains in species protection."