John Garamendi actually said...

"We have done numerous hearings about the Arctic, about the necessity of understanding the Arctic in detail."

"I am very, very disappointed in the administration in all this--as it continues to circle around and circle around what we know is a backup system that is readily available to us."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."

"the fact is that this is a bad idea. This is not something we need. We don't want it."