Jim Risch actually said...

"this law was not very well vetted out in the public; they were going to put these mercury bulbs in every home, in every school in America, in hospitals."

"I guarantee you, that is not gonna happen."

"I can tell you, I sincerely appreciate the difficult Rubik's Cube you're dealing with here."

"I understand the proposition that they want to stay in power and they do everything they can--that's their single objective."