Bruce Westerman actually said...

"Unfortunately, they chose not to attend today. Instead, the Interior Department chose to submit testimony in writing and in opposition to both bills without being here to answer questions."

"The only way I have found to get their attention is through the strings of the purse."

"I think that could really help."

"You could be doing so much better with the infrastructure that you have if you didn't have all the impediments to operation."