John Dingell: “Our responsibility is to find out if the laws are being properly enforced and if there is additional law that is needed…”

The goal Congress set then was unparalleled in all of history. Our country resolved to put an end to the decades--indeed, centuries--of neglect that had resulted in the extinction of the passenger pigeon and the Carolina parakeet, and the…

Only a piddling amount.

These refuges are treasures, to be enjoyed by millions of people every year who want to hunt, fish, or just enjoy the outdoors.

John Dingell was the floor manager. He wrote the preface for this book.