"It seems to me that the heart of the matter is, given that section 7 of the Endangered Species Act clearly says that the action agency is required to seek consultation..."
"Thank you Chairmen Weber and Loudermilk for holding today's hearing."
"I believe this is an important and timely hearing."
"I believe the Rotator program as a whole can bring great benefit to NSF and to the federal government."
"One bad case does not a crisis make and the Committee would be well-served to keep this in mind."
"Thank you very much. With that I yield back."
"I value the tremendous benefit that the agency has brought to America and Americans over the past 65 years."
"I'm disappointed to learn that those reforms have been moving a very, very slow track."
"The National Science Foundation employs thousands of hardworking scientists and staff, many of whom live in my district."
"It seems to me that one of the issues here is that we are trying to compare the Federal Government's credit to that of a major financial institution, a bank, a profit-making institution."
"I represent National Airport, and we hear this every day."