I don't normally like seeing conservation issues played for politics, but I couldn't help but wonder about the implications for our hobby of a deal struck with Republian Senator John Conryn to get new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director Daniel Ashe out of nomination limbo.
From
MyWestTexas.com:
"With over-regulation growing like weeds in Washington, I will continue to use every opportunity to engage the Obama administration to keep this unprecedented overreach from killing jobs and stifling growth in Texas," Cornyn said in a statement.
"The proposed listing of the sand dune lizard as an endangered species is just the latest federal regulation that threatens not only thousands of jobs in Texas but also our domestic energy resources. I am pleased that the concerns of those most impacted by this premature proposal will be heard, and that Mr. Ashe will ensure that the Fish & Wildlife Service is making this important decision with the relevant data it warrants and on a time frame that ensures proper consideration of the matter."
It remains to be seen if that concern about jobs and growth extends to legislation and regulatory listing that threaten our reptiles.
*"With over-regulation growing like weeds in Washington, I will continue to use every opportunity to engage the Obama administration to keep this unprecedented overreach from killing jobs and stifling growth in Texas," Cornyn said in a statement.*
Which is something we need to keep in mind as we continue forward.This is the same person we are going to deal with for Lacey Act.