Jim Costa actually said...

"I find it somewhat saddening that some of our colleagues here on the Committee continue to think that growing food is of less importance."

"Those increases, I think, are very harmful to people who want to have access to the parks."

"I think the oversight hearing exploring innovative solutions to reduce the Department of the Interior's maintenance backlog on our parks and our recreational facilities throughout the country is appro..."

"I have been one of those that has been critical of the Secretary's proposal to simply try to deal, at least with a part of this backlog, through increase in fees for parks across the country."