Doug Lamborn actually said...

"This plan as proposed by the Administration would essentially close the entire resource to energy development, eliminate a key priority in the multiple-use mission of Forest Service lands, and further..."

"The Forest Service, as a custodian of our lands, has an obligation to work with a multiple-use mission to serve the people of Virginia and the United States by promoting the conservation of our resour..."

"Thank you all for being here, and I especially want to welcome the witness from Colorado."

"Just because you have invested in a lease doesn't even mean that oil or natural gas may be found there."