John Dingell: “It would be a terrible calamity if we don't carry this thing across the finish line.”

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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

The Dingell-Johnson Act implemented a new 10 percent excise tax on fishing rods, reels, related components and fishing tackle.

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