"And I think this visitors center is very important. That war dictated many things in this country, not just the war."
"As a consequence of the lawsuit that my colleague was referencing, everyone signed it."
"What a horrible and ridiculous idea that students might get a better deal from a government administered loan as opposed to a private sector loan."
"What evidence can you point to that would outweigh the risk of forcing students to drop out, not enroll, or turn to riskier forms of borrowing?"
"Restrictions on federal loan borrowing could drive students to borrow under less advantageous private loan programs, discourage some students from enrolling, or cause more enrolled students to drop ou..."
"Everyone is frustrated with the Forest Service. They don't do enough, they do too little, they are too slow, they are too fast, they don't listen, they are too process-oriented."
"It is our responsibility to give the agency the tools it needs for hazardous fuels reduction, watershed protection, and the recreational demands of the American people."
"Instead of wasting our time exploring radical ideas that won't move in the Senate, we should focus on policies that will make our forests healthier and our constituents safer."
"To imagine that the long-standing struggle over the use of our National Forests will somehow disappear if they are turned over to the States is just pure fantasy."
"To hand over control of forest lands to States would mean turning our back on this unique relationship."
"I think it is a complication. And this whole discussion about giving it back to the States or something based on a model, it is a huge complication, it is a constitutional complication."
"No, thank you, Mr. Chairman."