Thomas McClintock actually said...

"And what is it that can be done about that?"

"Why has it taken 45 years, and still we haven't managed to raise it by that simple amount?"

"As you may know, it was designed to be 800 feet. When it was built in 1944, it was built to only 600 feet."

"Now, again, what would you speculate would be the reason for this?"