"A few weeks after I met with Supervisor Cann I was invited to a community meeting in Mariposa attended by several hundred Mariposa residents who raised the issue during a question and answer session, and expressed strong opposition to the project."
"Of all the unresolved issues surrounding this, it is crystal clear that a consensus has not yet emerged locally."
"I think that I like the overall objective, but I think it has to be done comprehensively."
"The ultimate goal is to remove as many vestiges of human activity from the park as possible."
"Now, if this is just about moving administrative offices, as Congressman Garamendi has suggested, is there unleased office space in Mariposa?"
"I had the opportunity to meet with a group of county officials and business leaders earlier this year in Mariposa who were pursuing this project as a gateway to Yosemite."
"Wind does not come environmentally without cost."
"About 15 years ago I asked the California Energy Commission for its estimate of the cost of various sources of power for electricity generation."
"It is estimated to produce 800 megawatts of the cleanest and cheapest electricity on the planet."
"I would start by suggesting that we ought to count the damn hatchery fish."
"I specifically asked the head of their sovereign debt division if the budget adopted by the House last year, the so-called Ryan budget, would have preserved the AAA credit rating of the United States ..."