Jim Costa actually said...

"Obviously, mining is a sustainable industry."

"It would be unforgivable if--especially now in a time of economic crisis--this industry was damaged or destroyed by well meaning but misguided officials from our own government."

"I think my questions in the last hearing we had on this, I wanted to try to get some prioritization, in terms of how you triage in terms of those that are in the greatest need of cleanup."

"Like offshore oil, this is a debate about using American resources to create American jobs and wealth."