Don Beyer actually said...

The sponsor, Representative McMorris Rodgers, and I do agree that dams and fish can co-exist.

What cannot be ignored, though, is the significant negative impacts the bill could have on endangered salmon and steelhead.

Taking these options off the table before we even study the costs and benefits is misguided.

H.R. 3916 would also reduce Interior's already strained budget and capacity to manage and recover endangered fish.