Louie Gohmert

It is past time that we admit the ESA is not perfect and appropriately remove all nonnative species from the ESA by passing the SAVES Act.

Limiting the treatment of non-native species in the United States as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act will reduce redundancy and interference among regulations.

I believe the majority of states, local governments and stakeholders are extraordinarily grateful to Sec. Zinke and the Trump administration for this desperately-needed review.

H.R. 2603 will do this and the NAA strongly supports this bill.

The flaws with the bills before us today are self-evident: basing conservation decisions on politics instead of science; limiting access to the courts; making it easier for bad guys to poach and traffic elephants, lions, and rhinos just so…

Your proposed legislation will appropriately refine the ESA's scope, reduce duplication of regulations, save U.S. taxpayers precious dollars, encourage U.S. commerce and actually enhance non-native species conservation.

the SAVES Act will streamline the transfer of specimens between institutions actively working to conserve them.

it is time to reverse this error by passing H.R. 2603.

This important legislation will remove duplicative and unnecessary regulation, reduce government waste, but, most important, it will enhance conservation.

The Endangered Species Act is failing in its mission. In fact, the ESA often has the exact opposite effect, hindering instead of helping these species.

we appreciate the leadership of Rep. Gohmert in this issue and strongly support the amendment to the ESA.

Representative Gohmert's SAVES Act (H.R. 2603), de-listing non-native species, takes into account stakeholder input and economic considerations.

Honored to do so. It is my pleasure to welcome to the hearing my friend, fellow Texan, and, just as importantly, a fellow Texas Aggie, the 36th Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Glenn Hegar.

Only someone who thinks that whatever the question is the answer is 'government' would think that the SAVES Act is a bad idea.

On behalf of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), I write today in support of the Saving America's Endangered Species (SAVES) Act, H.R. 2603.

These bills offer solutions.

It is difficult for anyone to say that they love and care about nature and ignore the damage that gray wolves have made when they are over-populated.

Both my bill, H.R. 2603, the SAVES Act, which de-lists non-native species, returning certain regulatory authority back to the states, and Mr. Peterson's gray wolf bill, are solutions for the symptoms of a larger problem.

I have more than 20 letters here in support of relieving the conservation-stifling regulation of non-native endangered species.

the permitting process does not take into account the effects of mitigation practices.

drilling with loud noise has produced an enormous amount of new underwater life.

The mention of comparison between the Everglades and Alaska, it is something that has mystified me.

So, any change, including swimming up and becoming friendly, would be considered a take?

I appreciate so much my very good friend from California, with whom I have traveled abroad and had some amazing meetings with representatives of countries around the world. As I listened to our friends on the other side talk about this…

I appreciate the fact that the gentleman from California and I have met with the then-leader of Iraq. Neither the gentleman from California nor I cared for the man. He was the Prime Minister of Iraq. He did a great deal of damage to Iraq…