"This approach will not work, but more important, it will not gain enough support to pass."
"The second bill, H.R. 2852, would require the American people to give away 24 million acres of public land."
"H.R. 2852 is not an appropriate or workable solution to these challenges."
"One of the things, according to official statistics, sir, at one time in the history of our Federal Government, our nation owned 1.8 billion acres in this country."
"In fact, isn't Section 203 of the Act entitled sales?"
"We have been subsidizing the oil and gas industry for how long?"
"There is no net return for the taxpayer if it was to happen."
"I would say given their multibillion dollars in profits--I think they have almost a trillion dollars in profits over the last 10 years--I would say they don't need the incentives to drill."
"It is a special place that needs to be protected, and there shouldn't be any gas or oil development there because it belongs to all of us Americans."
"In many of the debates we have in this Committee I believe that my Republican colleagues are on the wrong side of the issue."
"I believe my Republican colleagues are on the wrong side of the issue."
"Those who support destructive amendments to the Antiquities Act either fail to realize the value of the resources the Act has preserved or the seriousness of the threats posed to the resources or both..."