"I spoke the truth with passion. And when you speak the truth with passion and protecting my constituents, it is with passion."
"The respect I have for you, I think we have had personal conversations, I appreciate that. I just don't want anybody to misinterpret maybe my volume for my passion. It is not an insult."
"I have always said you will have to watch what he does, not what he says."
"I am a co-sponsor of Subcommittee Chairman Bentz's CRA to return to a reasonable critical habitat definition..."
"The true goal is not species conservation in their mind. It is list the species, then stop the development, then file a lawsuit if needed, and then fundraise, rinse, and repeat."
"The Endangered Species Act is half a century old. Its intended use was for listing species, conserving the species, and then returning that species back to responsible management."
"Unfortunately, like any well-meaning law, it is being abused by an activist class of lawyers and others ideologically opposed to any sort of human progress."
"Let's treat them like that. Let's treat them with respect. I do not see that necessarily coming from this administration."
"That is why it is important we move these CRAs."
"The Fish and Wildlife Service chose to uplist the northern long-eared bat to endangered, a misguided decision that will have lasting consequences."
"It is imperative we pass H.J. Resolution 49 to undo this uplisting and return some sanity to the Endangered Species Act while we can."