Mark Amodei actually said...

"Well, that certainly shouldn't preclude Congress, which is the legislative-making body, from suggesting some changes to ESA to put a little bit of fairness back into it."

"That really is what it is all about, not shutting down forestry because you have an ideological agenda and don't care about the communities in a big part of the rural areas of our country."

"But it does indicate that they are winning at least 50, and that might discourage some people from at least the more frivolous lawsuits."

"It is clear from listening to my colleagues here and to some of the panelists that the ESA, at least as it pertains to forests in this great country, is no longer an Act to help the survival of specie..."