Mike Simpson actually said...

"These new regulations will strangle economic development in Appalachia and any other part of the country, and place yet another layer of red tape on job creating projects and businesses across the cou..."

"the increase in tax, on fuel tax, for the Inland Waterway Trust Fund is something that has been needed."

"this is an issue that we have to resolve somewhere within Congress so that it doesn't affect some of my priorities."

"To tell you the truth, I was shocked. I have never seen any place where agriculture has done as much to conserve water as they have in the Central Valley."