Doc Hastings actually said...

Endless litigation diverts valuable time and resources away from actual recovery efforts.

This represents just less than a 1-1/2 percent recovery rate, and I do not think anybody should be proud of that.

There is an apparent lack of transparency and accountability to taxpayers when ESA settlements are being negotiated behind closed doors.

Litigation that blocks economic activity and public needs, such as building schools, not only impedes recovery, but it diminishes trust of t...