Jared Huffman: “Are we going to throw all of our efforts at stopping the gilding of every statue in Washington, D.C.? Probably not.”

I urge all officials and firms involved with this illegal project to consider the legal hazards they may be facing by advancing it, because, in case you hadn't heard, we'll soon have a new Congress that takes the rule of law very seriously.

Anyone advancing it will put themselves at legal risk…Because in case you hadn’t heard, we’ll soon have a new Congress that takes the rule of law very seriously.

You can try that argument in court. I don’t think it’s going to fly. … You’re going to lose. You’re going to lose. … This is an illegal project.

Americans love their public lands and sent a clear message last week: the Trump administration’s schemes to auction off our treasured resources and silence opposition must stop now. Democrats in Congress are going to deliver.