On a number of occasions, he sliced people down. The tribe's lawyers were not able to shake my testimony.

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The bill will do more damage to people than good, especially in rural America. People will be forced to sell their land for federal land acquisition.

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A critical mass is developing of people who are now aware of the problems that the existing Endangered Species Act imposes on landowners and communities and understands that it's counterproductive to recovering species.

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Anything less … may generate opposition to the nomination from the president's own supporters.

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If I find gold on my property, my property value goes up. If I find a spotted owl on my property, my property value goes down. This [bill] changes that equation.

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I absolutely think he?s a conservationist in the good sense of that word, and he?s not out there on the fringe following a dogma, but rather trying to solve problems. People ought to consider themselves very lucky that they have him in that position rather than someone who might be considered a demagogue.

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