Thomas McClintock actually said...

"It reminds me of the Vietnam War maxim, 'We have to destroy these habitats to save them,' and that is exactly what these policies have done."

"I, for the life of me, don't understand why we don't allow such things as captive breeding programs to meet the ESA requirements."

"We cannot build dams if we cannot get the dams approved, and that is the whole problem that this bill addresses."

"The legislation by Congressman Hastings is based on numerous hearings held by this subcommittee and the full committee on the impediments to construction of new reservoirs."