John Dingell: “I have seen on a number of occasions... he was coming up to announce cuts in this particular program.”

Establishment of a refuge does not instantly make the Federal Government a steward of an area of land.

This year is the 80th Anniversary of the issuance of the first Federal Duck Stamp.

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

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…