Bruce Westerman actually said...

"This was not because of an accident; it was because of mistakes made by the EPA, mistakes caused by neglect because of a culture of arrogance."

"Despite efforts to try to minimize the significance of this spill, the facts cannot be ignored that 3 million gallons of acidic, heavy metal-laden water were released into the Animas River."

"I have two coal-fired plants in my states that could be closed."

"It's bad enough when EPA's picking winners and losers in power but then you even get into the renewables."