Steven Daines actually said...

"The spotted owl is a great example of how the ESA wrongly destroyed an industry and people's lives."

"It seems like our Federal Government then blames humans as a primary cause versus looking at some of these naturally occurring processes in this very complex ecosystem."

"It is obvious that the population of grizzly bears in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem is being underestimated for political purposes."

"What we saw were people scratching to make a living and the broken dreams and promises all taken away by environmental groups and our Federal bureaucracy all in the name of an endangered fish or anima..."