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.

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.

When Congress legislates species listings and delistings under the ESA it inhibits progress on both conservation of and co-existence with wildlife.

If we had more nonlethal commitment, I believe that fewer wolves would need to be managed lethally by virtue of livestock depredations that would be fewer and less extreme.

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.

Do you believe this constitutes sound wolf management?

Opponents claim that this guidance is burdensome and costly. How is this guidance consistent with the President's stated goal of streamlining the permitting process?

For decades, the National Environmental Policy Act has improved our environment and fostered fairness in our communities by ensuring that the government remains accountable to the people.

I want to quickly respond to the comments made by my dear friend. We are good friends, and we all do need to work together to protect our great lands in this country, but I would respectfully disagree. I have nothing but the utmost respect…

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 have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 106, strike lines 8 through 22. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 820, the gentlewoman from Michigan…

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

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

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

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

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

This is unacceptable.

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.

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

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

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

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

``I am asking you; Would you have pulled my underwear back on over my boots? Untangled the necklace wrapped around my neck? Closed my legs, covered me? Pick the pine needles from my hair? Asked if the abrasions on my neck and bottom hurt…

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