Mike Simpson actually said...

"I agree with you fully that the public has a right to say how the public lands are managed."

"I would think twice about going out and fighting wildfire if they didn't have the ability to suppress these catastrophic wildfires with fire retardant."

"I am not going to bring up whether it ought to be one land management agency with the BLM."

"As the Nation faces record inflation, we must be very conscious of our decisions on this committee."