Congress needs to do everything possible to save these imperiled birds before it is too late. Unfortunately all the effort in Congress is focused on cutting holes in the Endangered Species Act.

Every one of these birds needs the protection of the Endangered Species Act. In part, it's about protecting habitat, because every bird and every animal of any kind needs a home.

There are a variety of actions that are being proposed by House and Senate bills that would in essence destroy the protections represented under the Endangered Species Act and make it virtually impossible to recover species.

Were Congress somehow to reject the Administration's deal in some effort to maintain a consistent principle on non-proliferation, it would have no effect on Iran's decisions. But that futile gesture would have a devastating effect on US relations with India.

Congress must do everything necessary to attend to the immediate needs of those who have tragically lost their homes and their livelihoods,

Last year, I co-sponsored the Highlands Conservation Act and in a bipartisan effort we passed the bill through Congress.