John McCain actually said...

"What authority does the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture have to engage in negotiations which have been requested by neither party?"

"I do not threaten anything. But I do say that it is unacceptable for a Deputy Secretary of Agriculture to respond to a case that's been in the U.S. Supreme Court to say well, we're considering action."

"How does anyone, much less an unelected bureaucrat, in all due respect, take it upon herself to say that here's the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court which through all the Constitution requirements w..."

"Despite the challenges that were overcome to protect these areas, they now face new threats to their long-term viability, and I am not sure of any long-term management issue more significant than clim..."