"I think we are beginning to make progress in this arena. It is unprecedented."
"I think this is really critical because it drives people crazy and it is totally unnecessary and it is very costly."
"Developers tell my staff they scour a private land development site for an isolated desert wetland just so they can have the Army Corps of Engineers be their lead Federal agency."
"I want to protect land--see, I view the fact that the reason the Federal Government has land is to conserve it."
"Thank you very much. Appreciate that."
"I propose that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) require each developer to complete necessary biological field studies; cultural field studies; plans for water; and plans to connect to the grid."
"That is why, Senator Feinstein, we have worked with your office, for example, to ensure that our projects are consistent with your plans for Mohave Trails National Monument."
"We do not want to destroy the environment in the name of saving the environment."
"It is not a budget we would be presenting here if we were navigating through times where there would be the ability to access funds with your support to help us fulfill some of the greater visions tha..."
"I have proposed the Mojave Trails National Monument, and I have endorsed your effort to establish solar study zones and to 'fast track' permitting of proposed development in locations where projects a..."
"The cuts you alluded to, Senator Feinstein, on travel and information technology are just real cuts."