Pete Aguilar actually said...

"I appear before you as a representative of a city in an area where the economy will be severely impacted by the new Santa Ana Sucker boundaries drawn by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service."

"I think you need to base it on science."

"There is no question the expansion of the critical habitat of the Santa Ana Sucker will bring dire economic consequences for our communities."

"Oh, and it is going to increase them, without a doubt. We are going to have to be less reliant on the State water."