"Are you aware how many requests have been made by this committee to the Department of the Interior in this Congress?"
"It is my understanding there has been no prioritization."
"And, in the case of Duke, did you extend special favoritism? It seems like the committee here is kind of on a rampage to have millions of prosecutions against every kind of energy development in the U..."
"And did they pay a fine?"
"The staff work required to respond to the committee's multiple requests is massive, and the cost of compliance with this subpoena is illustrative."
"They were diverted from catching people who were devastating elephant herds, rhinoceros, killing other endangered species around the world."
"There isn't a single directive, a single secretarial policy, a single email that shows there was any improper behavior or supposed favoritism toward the wind industry."
"These are the world's most highly trained wildlife law enforcement professionals, and right now they are sidelined while internationally syndicated criminal rings are decimating elephants, rhinos, and..."
"Our challenge has always been to implement these laws faithful to the original intent of Congress, while meeting the evolving needs of these species in the context of changing and expanding demands of..."
"this hearing is yet another hearing attempting to find intentional disregard by the administration in areas where no evidence has been uncovered."
"Criminal prosecution has always been and will always be our last resort."