Diana DeGette actually said...

I will tell you that it doesn't make sense, and we should protect the Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain, not hand it over to the highest corporate...

There is absolutely no need to open the Arctic Refuge to oil and gas drilling.

Not only is that an unacceptable way to receive a response, but it was also unsatisfactory--it was light on details.

We are concerned that, had we not requested a meeting at Chemawa, we would not have gotten that response.