Mike Simpson actually said...

"To lose that ability to use fire retardant, well, I wouldn't be a firefighter anyway, but if I were..."

"Don't go particularly nuts, but, you know, it won't be pretty when it first comes out, but that is the way it is."

"the horrendous inflation that we have seen, and every economist that I have ever talked to has said that it is caused by excessive spending by the Federal Government."

"Somehow we have got to address that, but this will kind of exacerbate that problem, which doesn't mean it shouldn't occur."