Debbie Dingell

Misinformation campaigns started and perpetuated by landowners, state government officials, and Members of Congress opposed to wolf reintroduction have not helped matters and have only served to slow down the pace of recovery.

I hope that we can all keep in mind that the science and the law are in clear agreement that removing ESA protections for wolves where they are currently listed is not appropriate.

The progress made toward actual recovery of the species has put us on the cusp of being able to claim a significant Endangered Species Act success.

Regardless of the different feelings the wolf invokes, as a practical matter, what the wolf is in most parts of the United States is a threatened or endangered species listed under the Endangered Species Act.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Michigan will be postponed.

I continue to be surprised by the criticism that adding more opportunities for public involvement to the planning process is a bad thing.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your extraordinary courtesy. You are a true gentleman, and I love working with you.

When will we do our due diligence in investigating the full spectrum of devastating consequences that climate change is having on our lands?

Why can't we examine the alarming number of species that are going extinct each year?

Why aren't we having a hearing to learn more about home-grown terrorism like we saw at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge?

If I didn't know better, I would think this re-run is a sign that this committee has run out of issues that warrant oversight and investigation.

I want to work with you to get that. I think that everybody has been -- we're tired of mass shootings.

We know what polling shows, 92 percent of the American people want background checks, 85 percent want no fly, no buy.

I lived in a house with a man that should not have had access to a gun.

We need to hear about the changes the Department is making to ensure the . . . cases before us aren't repeated.

During this time of low public trust in government, now more than ever we need to confirm that the Department responds to its ethical issues adequately.

This is unacceptable.

Currently, in Park County, the Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan is taking a look at--it is called a master leasing plan which is going to determine where and how oil and gas leasing and then future development will occur.

I think it is true that elected officials have unique knowledge about the local community.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to agree with the Chairman that I think there may be more interest in this subject than you realize.

Planning 2.0 is the BLM's first major proposal for updating their resource management planning process in over 30 years.

The Agency must have a process for managing their lands and resources that is efficient, effective, and responsive to our ever-changing needs.

What disappoints me even more is that there may very well be ways to improve the current Planning 2.0 proposal that both sides can agree on, but we are not going to learn it here today.

It simply does not make sense to manage resources according to political and jurisdictional boundaries.

Planning 2.0 proposes to involve the public earlier and more often in the planning process.