Rodger Schlickeisen Quotes (11 Quotes)

In fact, Senator Reid's leadership and confidence that the filibuster was the right thing to do was critical to the defeat of the drilling provision last year.

As the wolf recovery area starts to spread out, it is important to know that Defenders will keep its commitment financially to compensate ranchers for losses due to wolf kills,

Implementation of Permanent Protection for America's Resources 2000 would be a dream come true for conservationists,

We cannot sit by and watch the only public lands devoted to wildlife protection wither away. There's simply too much at stake.

Each of our awardees exhibited tremendous leadership in a very visible and effective manner, choosing to stand against anti-conservation special interests, President George Bush, and other powerful members of Congress. They put the interests of America's wildlife conservation heritage and our children's future ahead of political expediency and lobbyists' contributions -- something too rare in Washington these days.

Not only does this bill gut the Endangered Species Act, but it creates a government giveaway program to greedy developers.

This plan only goes half of the distance.

This is incredibly encouraging news, ... That she has crossed into Oregon could mark the beginning of an increased area for wolf recovery. She may not find what she's looking for, and she could easily come right back into Idaho. But developments show that wolf reintroduction is working, and this could be the start of something exciting.

Establishing a hunting and trapping season on wolves in Minnesota is not appropriate or justified at this time ... A diverse group of citizens representing hunting and trapping interests, farmers, environmentalists and others agreed on a management plan, and this wasn't it. This legislation subverts the entire public participation process.

Environmental groups today are accusing the Bush administration of massively abusing its executive authority by working with its energy supporters in order to subvert and undermine our major environmental laws.

Jim Nussle has said that a clean budget is one of his top priorities, and he has proven that today by keeping dicey policy language that has no budgetary consequence, namely drilling in the Arctic refuge, out of the budget.