"The Department of Labor's subsequent interpretation of the order requires a number of new regulations that will add additional compliance cost to an industry that operates on very small margins."
"Well, following on Mr. Meadows' questions and how you have gone from giving permits to companies like Mr. Cottingham's organization to operate on Federal land, you've now decided that that verbal agre..."
"These businesses are different anyway from traditional businesses in that they are seasonal and they're subject to a different minimum wage requirement."
"My guess is, Mr. Lazzeri, that most of you never--not only never owned a business, you probably haven't worked for a business, which I think explains a lot of how we come up with some of these policie..."
"This would imply that those people who did your little analysis might have anticipated that there'd be a cost increase."
"Before you started--before you put forth this rule, did you sit down with anyone from the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, any of these other agencies that deal directly with these businesse..."
"So are you saying that you did sit down with the Forest Service and discuss how this would impact these businesses?"
"Madam Chairman, I would like to request that any documented discussions that they had with the Forest Service be provided to the committee."
"Mr. Lazzeri, and, Madam Chairman, I would like for Director Ziegler to provide a response to Mr. Brown's letter to Mr. Brown and to the committee, if I may ask for that."
"The Forest Service doesn't view permits as contracts or contract-like instruments."
"They're going to kill our energy supply if we're not careful, and Dr. Paulson, we're going to wind up, poor kids are going to all be broke."
"I find it interesting, Mr. Kerr, that the EPA seems to think that there's not going to be an impact."