Political Quotes

“I thank Mr. Gosar for being here tonight. He truly has been a leader in this effort to modernize the ESA. I thank him for his commitment to that. Legislation like he is proposing is going to be a huge step in improving the situation that we have in this country. So, I thank the gentleman for being here, again, very much. If I could just say, I think it will improve the predictability for endangered species listings and critical habitat designations, but it will also level the playing field by applying the same standards for listing as we do for delisting a species. If a species is recovered, we should celebrate that. It should be a happy day, something that is a good thing. That is our goal. Then we can remove it from the endangered list so that resources can then be directed toward species that still need to be protected and brought back. It just makes sense. I think the best example that comes to mind is the gray wolf. We should be celebrating that. They are back, and they are back strong. The science is clear about that. They are recovered, and it should be removed from the list so that we can better come to the aid of other endangered species. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman very much for being here tonight.”