"Well, even 3 percent in Alaska is huge."
"Lunacy, in my view, that's killing our small fishermen."
"Keep fighting the fight and we're behind you 110 percent."
"The rule will have a direct and potentially costly impact on small businesses."
"Just a couple of weeks ago, the Senate passed by a strong bipartisan vote an amendment that I co-sponsored with Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming that would rein in the scope of this rulemaking."
"This demand mischaracterizes the state of the law and unconstitutionally interferes with our authorities."
"There was a senior executive from Arctic Slope Regional Corporation who testified and they were very opposed."
"Our efforts are about clarifying jurisdiction and, if it's a major expansion of Federal jurisdiction, pushing back on Federal agencies that are asserting such authority."
"I've also told the EPA administrator we probably care about that living here more than any EPA official in Washington, DC, does."
"If you look up the definition of 'Federal overreach' in the dictionary, you'll find a picture of the EPA."
"If it is an expansion, they have to go to Congress to get that permission, period."