Mike Simpson actually said...

"We are putting hundreds of millions of dollars into fixing up America's front yard. That is the National Mall."

"We have to be more thoughtful in how we preserve that Mall because it would be a shame not to protect the investment."

"I have got to tell you, you brought up a very important issue. I know it is important to me, it is important to Representative McCollum and I think every member on this committee, and that is invasive..."

"Well, that is good to hear, because one of the things I heard repeatedly when this debate was going on, when we first did this, from companies was that they are willing to pay more in fees and stuff."