Thomas McClintock actually said...

"That is an extraordinarily circular form of logic, Chief Tidwell. You are closing off vast amounts of our forests, our public lands to public access."

"Well, getting to Mr. Young's implied point then, you are no longer the Bureau of Land Management, you are the Bureau of Land Closures. Why shouldn't we rename your agency to reflect your actual work?"

"So the dramatic reduction in the public's access to the public's land is actually to help them have better access to the land. Is that the logic you are offering us?"

"My question is at a time of skyrocketing electricity prices, shouldn't we be focusing on the cheapest forms of electricity rather than subsidizing the most expensive?"