Mike Simpson actually said...

"It is your job to carry out the law as passed by Congress."

"As I have studied politics since junior high school, I guess, I understood that it was the legislative branch that wrote the law."

"Thank you for what you do. We look forward to working with you to try to solve some of these problems in the future."

"I think there needs to be clarity in the statutes with respect to background levels and exceptional events."