Jim Costa actually said...

"In this time of economic crisis let us not be mislead into letting an outdated boondoggle hang on the books."

"Thank you very much, Chairman Rahall, for your focus, and for your tenacity, and for the expertise that you lend to not only this issue, but all the issues that we deal with in the Natural Resources C..."

"Thank you, Superintendent Reynolds, for your very timely testimony, and your insight as the superintendent of one of our--and as I mentioned--national treasures."

"Our economy can't afford to have the federal government keep saying no, no, no to the creation of new energy production jobs."