Mike Simpson actually said...

"It is very clear that one of the most important roles the Department of the Interior will play in the coming years relates to securing our energy future."

"I am actually hopeful that future generations that aren't born yet will look back at us and say, 'Well done,' that we preserved these precious landscapes for them."

"We need a commonsense proposal to updating this mining law."

"I just wanted to get it on the record."