I call this hearing of the Senate Environment Public Works Committee to order and like to defer to the Ranking Member. I thank the chairman. I apologize to our witnesses, some of whom come quite a distance. The democratic leader in the senate has called for an emergency caucus meeting to discuss the issues leading up to the dismissal of james comey as fbi director and to discuss how we might move quickly to insure that a special prosecutor is assigned and put to work right away. And if i have the opportunity to return at the end of our caucus meeting, ill come back and perhaps some of my colleagues will as well. I appreciate the chairmans understanding of this and giving me the chance to give an Opening Statement first. Thank you this is important stuff. I am interested to learn more from our state witnesses about your experiences with the endangered species act. The roles that states play, the partnerships theyve cultivated and the lessons youve learned, challenges you face, and what
I call this hearing of the Senate Environment Public Works Committee to order and like to defer to the Ranking Member. I thank the chairman. I apologize to our witnesses, some of whom come quite a distance. The democratic leader in the senate has called for an emergency caucus meeting to discuss the issues leading up to the dismissal of james comey as fbi director and to discuss how we might move quickly to insure that a special prosecutor is assigned and put to work right away. And if i have the opportunity to return at the end of our caucus meeting, ill come back and perhaps some of my colleagues will as well. I appreciate the chairmans understanding of this and giving me the chance to give an Opening Statement first. Thank you this is important stuff. I am interested to learn more from our state witnesses about your experiences with the endangered species act. The roles that states play, the partnerships theyve cultivated and the lessons youve learned, challenges you face, and what
Some of whom come quite a distance. The democratic leader in the senate has called for an emergency caucus meeting to discuss the issues leading up to the dismissal of james comey as fbi director and to discuss how we might move quickly to insure that a special prosecutor is assigned and put to work right away. And if i have the opportunity to return at the end of our caucus meeting, ill come back and perhaps some of my colleagues will as well. I appreciate the chairmans understanding of this and giving me the chance to give an Opening Statement first. Thank you, this is important stuff. I am interested to learn more from our state witnesses about your experiences with the endangered species act. The roles that states play, the partnerships theyve cultivated and the lessons youve learned, challenges you face, and what you think we need to know. Im not sure we could have gathered a more knowledgeable or relevant panel. All together, our witnesses represent nearly a century of Natural Re