Thomas McClintock actually said...

"We can afford to waste no more of either."

"With today's hearing, the Water and Power Subcommittee will begin the process of restoring abundance."

"We are going to have to find balance here. If we are going to achieve abundance, it is going to have to be done in a balanced way."

"Water knows no political affiliation and I look forward to working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle in finding solutions to our water problems."