Thomas McClintock actually said...

wouldn't it be a good idea to bring these costs down by streamlining the regulatory process?

the costs are prohibitive on these projects now. And I look at the Hoover Dam and all the other magnificent dams during the Roosevelt years.

Well then, you shouldn't waste any more time, should you?

Well, that is great, if you don't mind $1,000-a-month household water bills.