"What I am saying is we do not have to accept any more wolves than the absolute minimum necessary to meet the requirements of the Endangered Species Act."
"This is amazing, because unless the wolf is delisted, rural Americans cannot legally act to protect our communities, wildlife, children, and livestock from the horror of being attacked and torn apart ..."
"Yes, I think the phrase I was using was 'natural born killer.' And people can make fun of that, but it is the truth."
"We are writing to express our support for the delisting of the grey wolf in America."
"the conservation rule, in my opinion, is a direct attack on multiple use of Federal lands by making conservation 'on par with other uses.'"
"I wish it did, so at least people knew what is going on."
"I am happy that the U.S. Fish decided that the wolf was not in danger."
"I am extremely happy to mention that just 2 days ago the bill to remove the wolf from the endangered species list passed across the Floor of the House and is on its way to the Senate."
"I met with NOAA some time ago, maybe 2 years ago, and expressed my concern about the lack of focus upon ocean conditions."
"What I see is a focus on rivers, with almost a blind eye toward the ocean, which seems extremely odd."
"the supermajority of Westerners love national monuments and support the protections."
"to suggest that somehow that space is going to be the better for robbing the people there of their opportunity to make a living is ridiculous."