Thomas McClintock actually said...

"What do you think is better, water shortage or water abundance?"

"We imposed laws years ago that have made the management of our forests virtually impossible, all in the name of improving the forest environment."

"We set three over-arching objectives for Federal lands: to restore public access to the public lands; to restore good management to the public lands; and to restore the Federal Government as a good ne..."

"I think it is time to act. And this body can be enormously helpful in that effort."