Thomas McClintock actually said...

"Perhaps that is why our Constitution gives to Congress, and not to the President, authority over the public lands, so that decisions like this that affect the livelihoods of families across the West w..."

"And they have every right to demand that Congress reassert its roll over management of the public lands on their behalf."

"The Antiquities Act of 1906 provides the President with the authority to designate national monuments on Federal lands containing 'historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, or other obj..."

"So, we are not harming tourism. In fact, we are protecting tourism. But, at the same time, we are opening up the rest of this acreage to actual productive use."