John Dingell: “I wish you Godspeed in this endeavor. And I offer you my support.”

The Fish and Wildlife Service is a public-friendly institution.

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

It is a very happy system. It works well. And it has had no controversy that I can recall except one instance.

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…