{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fulcher.house.gov/2025/01/13/id-2718aa72-e93b-4f68-a905-6bcad2455828/", "Idaho Delegation Responds to Biden Admin Grizzly Announcement", "2025-01-13", "2025", "2025-01", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Russ Fulcher", "F000469", "fulcher.house.gov", "fulcher", "https://fulcher.house.gov/category/press-releases/", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\n\nCONTACT: Christiann\u00e9 Allen, Christianne.Allen@mail.house.gov\n\nCONTACT: Marisa Melton, Marisa.Melton@mail.house.gov\n\nIdaho Delegation Responds to Biden Admin Grizzly Announcement\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher, alongside Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, released the following statements regarding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u2019s (USFWS) grizzly bear announcement.\n\n\u201cStates\u2014not the federal government\u2014are best positioned to manage grizzly bear populations in a way that protects and meets community needs,\u201d said Fulcher. \u201cThis current administration has made it a bad habit of attempting to usurp states\u2019 locally-devised solutions. I stand alongside my colleagues in opposing this announcement and ensuring continued efforts to give this responsibility back to Idaho.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe grizzly bear\u2019s current Endangered Species Act (ESA) status disregards the successful recovery of the species within its historic range and overlooks scientifically supported, common-sense management practices,\u201d said Crapo.\u201cThis announcement unfairly dismisses the significant achievements of local conservation efforts and undermines public confidence in the ESA. This decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is unacceptable and reflects poor, eleventh-hour verdicts by the Biden Administration.\u201d\n\n\u201cGrizzly bears are overrunning communities in Idaho, and USFWS\u2019s announcement is yet another example that the Biden administration doesn\u2019t care,\u201d said Risch. \u201cSeveral populations have met recovery targets, but the federal government has repeatedly moved the goalposts. It is beyond time to give management of grizzly bears back to the states and return to common sense.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Fish and Wildlife Service today denied petitions from Wyoming and Montana to delist grizzly bear populations within their states. The Idaho delegation and state officials have repeatedly advocated for the removal of grizzly bears\u2019 ESA status and to advance locally developed solutions that protect Idaho communities.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T17:10:36Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fulcher.house.gov/2025/01/13/id-2718aa72-e93b-4f68-a905-6bcad2455828/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 6.319348234683275, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}