There is little disagreement on the fact that you do have billions and billions and billions of dollars to spend.

I want those permits renewed.

It seems to be the exact opposite of, shall we say, any extractive activity.

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 by a wolf.

We are writing to express our support for the delisting of the grey wolf in America.

Yes, I think the phrase I was using was 'natural born killer.' And people can make fun of that, but it is the truth.

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.

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 wish it did, so at least people knew what is going on.

I don't think I have encountered such an amazing display of ignorance regarding the nature of a wolf until this afternoon. A wolf is not a pet dog. It is not some schnauzer, golden retriever, or dachshund. It is, truth of the matter, a…

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 thank Chair Westerman for giving me the opportunity to speak in favor of this important bill. This bill would reverse a rule that essentially destroys multiple use of Federal lands. However, to put this in perspective, we should call out…

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 people that actually try to live out on that land...no.

They are not there to protect the land when the fires start.

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.

to suggest that somehow there will be billions of dollars of people coming in to hunt and fish, no, I don't think so.

the supermajority of Westerners love national monuments and support the protections.

This legislation is a combination of policies that would, if enacted, increase the chances of recovering at-risk species.

I now recognize myself for a 5-minute opening statement.

This legislation would invest in state wildlife programs such as congressionally-mandated State Wildlife Action Plans.

The bill imposes congressional oversight on the expenditure of taxpayer money.

The question that we all should be asking ourselves is that which you are doing in your agency helping the bat, or are you just going through the steps?