Gary Palmer actually said...

"If we were to reduce the unobligated balances by approximately 3.5 percent, that would more than cover the increase in spending."

"It is not sound fiscal management."

"It just seems to me that if the EPA is already regulating methane emissions at the wellhead, natural gas wells, it seems to be just adding to the regulatory burden."

"I would--again, using our imagination, I would go so far as to say that it appears to me, Mr. Chairman, that the EPA is acting in collusion with environmental groups to achieve their agenda, whatever ..."