Ronny Jackson: “I urge all of my colleagues to support my amendment to stop the Federal land grab happening in my district by the…”

“I urge all of my colleagues to support my amendment to stop the Federal land grab happening in my district by the Biden-Harris administration's radical Fish and Wildlife Service. My amendment will prohibit the implementation of the devastating proposed rule to list the Texas kangaroo rat as endangered which would subsequently designate 600,000 acres of private property across five counties as critical habitat. This decision is another example of the Biden-Harris administration's weaponization of the Endangered Species Act against American farmers, ranchers, and oil and gas producers. A designation of this land will significantly harm everyday Americans who provide food and fuel that our country relies upon by putting in place overburdensome, expensive, and overreaching regulations that are completely unnecessary. While the State of Texas has already taken the initiative to voluntarily enroll thousands of acres of agricultural land to conserve the Texas kangaroo rat, the Biden-Harris Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to ignore these efforts by imposing aggressive regulations that carry significant civil and criminal penalties. Farming and ranching industries are the cornerstone of Texas' unique history, heritage, and economy, and this proposed rule is a direct attack on Texas agriculture. Unfortunately, the Biden-Harris administration will stop at nothing to advance its radical, Green New Deal agenda and destroy our way of life.…”