Jim Risch actually said...

"PURPA was enacted by Congress in 1978, and it was designed to increase our energy independence at a time when we were in a real energy crisis."

"I know it is going to come as a horrendous shock to people in this town, but the states actually can make these kinds of decisions."

"The playing field has changed since 1978, and that is what this is aimed at and it is aimed at trying to pick up some of the realities that are out there in the marketplace today."

"What this bill does is it brings need into the equation, and its need to be determined by the state public utility regulators."