"I see California in a lose-lose-lose position in terms of money."
"I will ask my staff to do it so that I get a clear picture."
"I wish this were California wine."
"None of those other States have lost. Only California has lost. And something is not right."
"That is absolutely unacceptable."
"Thank you for your leadership and support for the geosciences."
"As you deliberate appropriate funding levels for these USGS programs, please consider the important public policy implications these choices entail."
"As of April 1, a CAL FIRE rank-and-file firefighter earned $64,760, nearly 15 percent more than a comparable Forest Service firefighter."
"I wonder if just having ATF, which has always had, in my view at least, a restricted role, is enough to stop this."
"I can tell you it is out there, it is a problem."
"I would appreciate if you would look at that. This is a very unusual situation, it seems to me, and a horrible one."