Dan Newhouse: “I appreciate the gentleman helping us here this evening as we get down to the final few minutes of our hour. While the…”

“I appreciate the gentleman helping us here this evening as we get down to the final few minutes of our hour. While the thought behind foreign land acquisition in the ESA may have been well-intentioned, we need accountability, and we need to be able to determine whether results are being achieved. The point the gentleman made about investing in our efforts domestically makes a lot of sense where we can focus on a results- driven approach using science and not emotion. So I thank my friend very much for that thought. In trying to accommodate schedules, if I may, I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman) for a few thoughts that he has on this. He is a member of the Western Caucus. We are happy to adopt South Carolina as a Western State.”