"It needs to start with mining, though. We need that ore, and this is an opportunity to extract that ore domestically."
"You can't even go through the process because it has been usurped by an activist administration."
"About 3 years is what I understand."
"But we have an administrative state that tries to usurp the will of Congress, which, really, if you can tell, probably gets under my skin."
"And that needs to be verified. And we need to apply lessons that have been developed through industry."
"A grove of giant redwood sequoias should be kept just as we keep a great and beautiful cathedral."
"I challenge each of you to work with us across party lines to prevent these giants from going extinct on our watch."
"This is not a partisan bill; this is something that everybody can work together."
"I have made statements before that this can't happen on our watch. I am going to do everything in my power to make sure it doesn't happen on our watch."
"Time is of the essence. And every day we wait can harm these giant sequoias even greater."
"If we don't clear out these hazardous fuels, it is not an exaggeration to say, as the video said, the giant sequoias could disappear in our lifetime."