{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-lauren-boebert-and-tom-tiffany-introduce-legislation-protect-farmers-and", "Reps. Lauren Boebert and Tom Tiffany Introduce Legislation to Protect Farmers and Ranchers and Delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species List", "2023-02-02", "2023", "2023-02", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Lauren Boebert", "B000825", "boebert.house.gov", "boebert", "https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert and Congressman Tom Tiffany led 22 Members of Congress in introducing the Trust the Science Act to follow the scientific recommendation of wildlife experts that the gray wolf should be removed from the Endangered Species List and that gray wolf populations should be managed by states instead of one-size-fits-all federal government regulation.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, \u201cThe gray wolf is fully recovered, should remain delisted in the lower 48 states, and states should determine how to manage their local gray wolf populations. For too long, farmers and ranchers have been powerless to defend their livestock from gray wolf attacks. The Trust the Science Act empowers states and puts people ahead of violent predators. We need to actually analyze the data objectively instead of letting Endangered Species Act listing decisions be made by leftist activists.\u201d\n\nCongressman Tom Tiffany said, \u201cIt\u2019s a scientific fact that the gray wolf has recovered well past its recovery goal. Saying otherwise undermines the purpose of the Endangered Species Act. This is a true recovery success story, and it's past time to give states the reins to control their wolf populations.\u201d\n\nColorado Livestock Association CEO Zach Riley stated, \u201cSpecial interest groups have long used the \u2018Equal Access to Justice Act,\u2019 lack of oversight in agencies and general lack of understanding of by the public where it concerns biology to wage war on those that live on the land and grow animals. It continues to be an ever-growing war situation between the special interest groups and their attorneys and those few left willing to try to preserve their heritage and way of life. We greatly appreciate Congresswoman Boebert bringing this legislation forward.\u201d\n\nBonnie Brown, Executive Director, Colorado Woolgrowers Association said, \u201cGray wolves have been biologically recovered for years, and in some areas, for decades. Continued federal listing is a money-maker for activist groups that bilk money out of donors, and rip off taxpayers by receiving EAJA funds for litigation ad nauseam, all while gray wolf populations continue to thrive and expand. Besides the harm wolves cause to livestock and wildlife, one of the things that upsets me the most is the millions of dollars that have been spent on wolf \u201crecovery\u201d that could have been spent on species in-peril. It's also obvious, that wolves are used as a mechanism to restrict land-use. Let\u2019s get this species permanently delisted and stop the wasteful spending on a species that is not only fully recovered but is flourishing.\u201d\n\nJason Ouimet, executive director for the National Rifle Association\u2019s Institute for Legislative Action said, \u201cThe NRA applauds Rep. Boebert for introducing the Trust the Science Act, working to return wolf management to the states. This legislation would not only allow states to better manage wolves, but it would also benefit hunters by allowing them to play a more active role in wildlife management.\u201d\n\nDirector of Public Policy- Federal Affairs for Colorado Farm Bureau Ashley House said, \u201cWe appreciate Congresswoman Boebert's work to bring a resolution to the status of wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes. Executive action and the courts have only complicated the issue with a back-and-forth policy on a species that has clearly recovered and is now thriving. Congress acted decisively on wolf-related issues in the past and should do so again with the passage of this measure.\u201d\n\nMid States Wool Growers Association General Manager Dave Rowe said, \u201cWe believe the relisting of the grey wolf was a mistake and should have never been done. The reintroduction of the grey wolf into farming and ranching communities put great pressure on those families in terms of their personal safety and the livestock that they care for. Again, Mid States Wool Growers Cooperative Association would like to be counted among the other organizations that have endorsed the Trust the Science Act.\u201d\n\nKeith Mark, President and Founder of Hunter Nation, said, \u201cOn behalf of Hunter Nation and our thousands of members in every state, I want to express our full support for the 'Trust the Science' Bill just introduced by Reps. Lauren Boebert (CO) and Tom Tiffany (WI) that would remove the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The gray wolf reintroduction project was wildly successful. Long ago, the gray wolf populations far exceeded all markers that had been set to determine a successful recovery. The gray wolf populations have now exploded past those goals to the detriment of all other wildlife populations, and are now a threat to livestock, pets, and humans. The 'Trust the Science' bill will be following one of the core tenants of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: 'Scientific management is the proper means for wildlife conservation.' Hunter Nation applauds and supports Reps. Boebert and Tiffany and all others that support this needed legislation.\u201d\n\nDon Peay, Founder of Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, said, \u201cFor everyone who loves wildlife, it\u2019s critical each state can manage wolves to protect herds of whitetail, elk, moose, big horn sheep, and all other wildlife.\u201d\n\nLuke Hilgemann, Executive Director, IOTR-International Order of T. Roosevelt,said, \u201cHunters and sportsmen remain the most crucial contributor to wildlife conservation; not bureaucrats and judges thousands of miles removed from the local communities who bear the costs of their heavy-handed decisions. The International Order of T. Roosevelt strongly supports state management of their wolf populations.\u201d\n\nWisconsin Farm Bureau President Kevin Krentz said, \u201cWisconsin farmers should not be subject to the judicial whims of a judge hundreds of miles away. It\u2019s time Wisconsin is allowed to take full control of the management of the state\u2019s top predator. Wisconsin Farm Bureau appreciates and supports the efforts of Representative Tiffany and Boebert as they work to allow Wisconsin farmers to defend their livestock. The science is proven. Wisconsin\u2019s wolves have been recovered, and it\u2019s time for the management phase of this Endangered Species Act success story.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Trust the Science Act requires the Secretary of Interior to reissue the 2020 Department of the Interior final rule that delisted gray wolves in the lower 48 United States and ensures that the reissuance of the final rule will not be subject to judicial review by activist judges like the California judge who vacated the rule in 2020 and unilaterally relisted the gray wolf by judicial fiat.\n\nIn 2020, the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delisted the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States through a process that included the best science and data available. At over 6,000 wolves at the time of delisting, the gray wolf has been the latest Endangered Species Act success story with recoveries with significant populations in the Rocky Mountains and western Great Lakes regions.\n\nCongresswoman Boebert has actively led on gray wolf issues. Rep. Boebert called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reverse its decision to study relisting the gray wolf. Additionally, Rep. Boebert\u2019s appropriations request for $1 million for the Wolf-Livestock Loss Demonstration Program to compensate farmers and ranchers whose livestock are killed by wolves reintroduced by federal programs was signed into law in FY2022 and FY2023.\n\n22 Members of Congress cosponsored Rep. Boebert\u2019s and Rep. Tiffany\u2019s Trust the Science Act, including: Rep. Jack Bergman (MI-01), Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Rep. Ken Buck (CO-04), Rep. Eli Crane (AZ-02), Rep. Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), Rep. Mike Gallagher (WI-08), Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-09), Rep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Del. James Moylan (GU-AL), Rep. John Moolenaar (MI-02), Rep. Rep. Troy Nehls (TX-22), Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Rep. Andy Ogles (TN-05), Rep. Scott Perry (PA-10), Rep. Matt Rosendale (MT-02), Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-08), Rep. Brian Steil (WI-01), Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), and Rep. Ryan Zinke (MT-01).\n\nStakeholders that have supported the Trust the Science Act in the 117th Congress or the 118th Congress include: Alaska Farm Bureau Federation, BigGame Forever, Colorado Cattlemen's Association, Colorado Conservation Alliance, Colorado Farm Bureau, Colorado Livestock Association, Colorado Wool Growers Association, Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties for Stable Economic Growth, Douglas Creek Conservation District, FreedomWorks, Hunter Nation, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, IOTR-International Order of T. 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