It's a little strange, yes.

I get no net loss. That makes sense. It is a Federal resource; you want to protect it.

Our Oklahoma farmers and ranchers are just now learning about a petition to list the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act.

A patchwork of State-level laws negatively impacts what you're able to do.

It is easy to sit in Washington and talk about how everything is working well, but when you are out in the States is where you really have problems.

The problem I have with it is that they are judge and jury and at the same time they want to be a cooperator.

Freight is a vital link to our Nation's economy.

I successfully pushed in the FAA bill when we had the language--and I was actually aiming at pipelines, an obvious exception that should have been made.

We talk about it, and it never comes about.

I was here in 1994 when we established the Federal standards for prices, routes, and services of motor carriers.

I just want to get into the record that it's something that is really desired, something that's helpful.

It seems the information relied on for the listing was based on anecdotal historical evidence and poorly performed surveys.