Diana Harshbarger actually said...

"in my opinion and many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, you know, these cartels are the biggest criminal threat to our Nation, period."

"It made wildlife trafficking part of the State Department's whistleblower program."

"These illegal actions not only harm our wildlife species and our environment, but they have also led to an increase in violence."

"One of the things they are doing is turning to resource extraction and wildlife trafficking."