"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 pig..."
"John Dingell was the floor manager. He wrote the preface for this book."
"Being old sucks."
"The urgency for pipeline safety is greater than ever."
"This committee takes pipeline safety very seriously."
"only a piddling amount."
"I want to compliment the gentleman from Arizona for his tireless leadership on behalf of his constituents."
"This year is the 80th Anniversary of the issuance of the first Federal Duck Stamp."
"I have a prepared statement which I will personally submit for the record."
"It is a very happy system. It works well. And it has had no controversy that I can recall except one instance."
"The Fish and Wildlife Service is a public-friendly institution."
"Establishment of a refuge does not instantly make the Federal Government a steward of an area of land."