Thomas McClintock actually said...

"These restrictions have not only killed our forests, they have destroyed the economies of our local communities that used to thrive on the harvest of surplus timber."

"I think the whole concept with the monuments, which I would not have nearly the problem with, is the size of the designations."

"One more question maybe for the future edification of Mr. Beyer."

"Which, I might add, is why Congress, and not the President, is given the authority under the Constitution to manage the Federal lands."