Thomas McClintock actually said...

"The over-arching objectives of this Subcommittee bear repeating: to restore public access to the public lands, to restore good management to the public lands, and to restore the Federal Government as ..."

"This bill seeks to right a wrong and to go about monument designation the constitutional way."

"It should be done legislatively. Rather than just a stroke of a pen and somebody's arbitrary decision making."

"the essence of the legislative process, which is, once again, why the Constitution gives Congress authority over these matters, not the President, so that these voices can be heard."