Doc Hastings actually said...

Any statements to the contrary are clearly an attack on Congress' plenary authority over Indians.

Hastings defends Congress' authority over Indian tribes against misconceptions about federal recognition.

11/03/2009

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

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

The original purpose of the ESA was to help recover endangered species and remove them from the list, not force taxpayers to reward an army ...

These lawsuits over the past four years have numbered more than 500 and have cost taxpayers millions of dollars.