Mike Simpson actually said...

"Science must be the compass guiding our environmental protection decisions; we cannot make the best decisions unless we have confidence in the integrity of the science on which we rely."

"I have always said, and I am a big supporter of education and math and science and all that, I know it is important, but when we do that at the expense of the arts then I think we lose something."

"Chairman Dicks has been a champion in this regard, and I thank him for his leadership."

"Somehow we have to get the message out to the public. And that is when Congress will respond."