Mike Simpson actually said...

"If we could use those resources... in actually managing our public lands rather than managing attorneys in court, I think we would be a lot further ahead."

"I always have figured that these are owned by the people of the United States and consequently if you allow someone else to extract them, that the people of the United States ought to get a certain pe..."

"If you can get people together beforehand, get them on the plane early, you can solve a lot of the problems that would come up later on."

"I am hopeful that this committee keeps a very close eye, and I am sure we will, on how these funds are being used."