"The current court order forcing these dams to spill more water threatens the river power system."
"I find it very discouraging and sad that people are again, when they talk about removing the Snake dam, saying we can do this without congressional authorization, we can get it done by the end of this..."
"I think that whole argument that it be done swiftly just undermines efforts to try to take reasonable measures to help endangered salmon in the Northwest."
"The legislation that we introduced that is known as H.R. 3144 would have preserved the current Biological Opinion until the current NEPA process could be finalized."
"The science is suggesting that this additional spill is not benefiting salmon, and yet that argument is out there."
"Let's make decisions based upon science and what is best for the fish moving forward."
"The old BiOp was based on old science. Science moves forward."
"I think in my final question I would just like to reflect a little bit on the importance of that established plan."
"We want Bonneville to stay healthy and stable, but where this fish issue is going with respect to the BiOp and litigation, we are very, very concerned."
"I think Twitter is a valuable tool in modern communication and it's why, back in 2011, I was spearheading an effort to get our members signed up and using this tool."
"There's a lot of serious questions that Americans have regarding tech platforms and the ones that they're using every day and the issues like data privacy, community standards, and censorship."
"So I think much of the concern surrounding this incident and some others has been how long it takes to remove the content when there's a clear violation."