{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=beaa82b0-3f20-450e-aef2-ff1b77bb65c3", "Delegation response to reinstatement of federal management of wolves", "2014-09-24", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Michael Enzi", "E000285", "www.enzi.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "A recent decision by a federal judge in Washington, D.C. will reinstate protections for the gray wolf in Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act. The decision came after Wyoming\u2019s state wolf management plan was challenged by environmental groups. Wyoming\u2019s congressional delegation, U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, and U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis, were disappointed by parts of the ruling but encouraged by Wyoming\u2019s decision to keep fighting to manage its own wildlife.\r\n\u201cEver since the federal government decided to reintroduce wolves into Wyoming, our state has had to fight for the right to manage these predators which are regularly a problem for outfitters, ranchers and game populations,\u201d said Enzi. \u201cThis isn\u2019t a new issue. It\u2019s gone back and forth for decades. I trust Wyoming wildlife managers over environmental groups and Washington judges for how to best manage our state\u2019s wildlife. Those closest to the problem have a better understanding of how to manage it, and I\u2019d encourage those who think wolves need more federal protections to spend a day in the field with ranchers and outfitters to see the impact of wolves up close and personal.\u201d \r\n\u201cWyoming is in the best position to manage the wolf, not Washington,\u201d said Barrasso. \u201cWyoming has honored its commitment and put together a solid and working plan to protect the state\u2019s wolf population.\u00a0I made that clear to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today. I support the Governor\u2019s efforts to address issues raised by the court, and look forward to working with the State to finally resolve this issue once and for all.\u201d\r\n\u201cWyoming has a winning record on species management, including the wolf even after it was foisted upon Wyoming by the federal government,\" said Rep. Lummis. \u201cThis record speaks volumes about the expertise and trustworthiness of Wyoming\u2019s wildlife management and shows that there is no justification for the doubt that a Washington judge and animal rights groups have in Wyoming.\u00a0The people who live in these places see and understand the issues far better than a judge thousands of miles away reading a piece of paper.\u00a0I look forward to working with the rest of our delegation and our governor to protect Wyoming's balanced and science-based wolf management plan.\u201d\r\n\u201cThese lawsuits and those who bring them, use the Endangered Species Act as a club to beat down state management plans that have been worked on and developed with input by all stakeholders. It\u2019s an abuse of the law and another clear example for why the Endangered Species Act needs to be fixed,\u201d added Enzi.", 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://www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=beaa82b0-3f20-450e-aef2-ff1b77bb65c3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8286722004413605, "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"}