{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140221103751/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-wolf-program-needs-less-federal-involvement-not-more", "PEARCE: WOLF PROGRAM NEEDS LESS FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT, NOT MORE", "2013-08-30", "2013", "2013-08", "Republican", "House", "NM", "Steve Pearce", "P000588", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Las Cruces, NM (August 30, 2013) \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce criticized the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service\u2019s decision to expand the recovery program for the Mexican Gray Wolf in Arizona and New Mexico.\n\u201cAfter millions of dollars spent and over a decade of efforts, the Mexican Gray Wolf population has not recovered,\u201d said Pearce.\u00a0 \u201cBut instead of saying \u2018enough is enough\u2019 and handing the program\u2019s management over to the states, Washington is doubling down on what has proven to be a bad decision.\u00a0 Just last week, a rancher who had to shoot a wolf to protect his livestock was cleared only because of wolf bite marks on at least one of his animals.\u00a0 Countless New Mexican families live in fear of wolves attacking their children, pets, or livestock, or in fear of legal repercussions if they act to protect them.\u201d\n\u201cEven worse, these decisions are not being made by the people, or even by elected officials, but by the special-interest lawyers at the Center for Biological Diversity,\u201d Pearce continued.\u00a0 \u201cIt is outrageous and unacceptable that New Mexicans\u2019 lives and livelihoods are being put at risk, and our tax dollars wasted, by the machinations of a radical group that lines its pockets by strong-arming the government and manipulating our laws.\u00a0 It is time to give the power back to the people of New Mexico\u2014the people who have to live with the painful consequences of this reckless program.\u201d\nLast week, Pearce issued a statement highlighting the consequences of the wolf program.\u00a0\nDespite millions of dollars spent, the Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Program is an outright failure, with populations unable to come close to the recovery goals laid out by the US Fish and Wildlife Service\u2014even as wolf populations elsewhere have thrived.\u00a0 Congressman Pearce has been a consistent opponent of continuing to pour money into an unsuccessful experiment that jeopardizes the lives and livelihoods of countless New Mexicans.\u00a0 Congressman Pearce believes that the management of the wolf population should be turned over to the state government.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://web.archive.org/web/20140221103751/http://pearce.house.gov/press-release/pearce-wolf-program-needs-less-federal-involvement-not-more"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5353248454630375, "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"}