"This would imply that those people who did your little analysis might have anticipated that there'd be a cost increase."
"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."
"So are you saying that you did sit down with the Forest Service and discuss how this would impact these businesses?"
"The Forest Service doesn't view permits as contracts or contract-like instruments."
"Madam Chairman, I would like to request that any documented discussions that they had with the Forest Service be provided to the committee."
"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..."
"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..."
"These businesses are different anyway from traditional businesses in that they are seasonal and they're subject to a different minimum wage requirement."
"I find it interesting, Mr. Kerr, that the EPA seems to think that there's not going to be an impact."
"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."
"That's part of what I would consider commonsense policy."