Jim Costa actually said...

"The use of rural definitions as basic eligibility criteria has created a separate set of problems."

"I am proud of what this Committee has accomplished in a bipartisan fashion during my time in Congress and I hope we can continue down that road for the next 2 years."

"I look forward to hearing from both panels on whether or not a new approach is needed."

"I believe that our recommendations, such as the independence of the safety function within the Department of the Interior, are as important as the decisions that Congress made a number of years ago to..."