Thomas McClintock actually said...

"I don't think we are going to grin and bear it any longer."

"I have never seen a single proposal that combines more bad policy in one single measure than what has been advocated by the left to tear down these dams."

"What can we expect to see on our household electricity bills if this lunatic fringe of the environmental left has its way and these dams come down?"

"Skyrocketing electricity prices. Ms. Rowe, what is that going to do to our grocery bill?"