Dan Newhouse: “I thank Mr. Westerman for his remarks. How appropriate it is to look at the original language, the intent, to illustrate…”

“I thank Mr. Westerman for his remarks. How appropriate it is to look at the original language, the intent, to illustrate how far we have strayed from that mission. I thank Chairman Westerman for those great words. Next, Mr. Speaker, I turn to somebody who I visited in his district, and I think he knows firsthand just to what extent the ESA has been weaponized to stop some of the things that, as a country, we have to accomplish. Mr. Stauber from the great State of Minnesota happens to be one of the vice chairmen of the Congressional Western Caucus. I would love to hear what the gentleman has to say about this. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the State of Minnesota (Mr. Stauber).”