David Vitter actually said...

"What are the limits on this authority and what is the potential to expand and expedite that authority so we are not backloading everything for 8 years from now?"

"the Interior Department's mismanagement of permitting is way too high."

"I guess that is my question in all of this, and I don't mean to interrupt, but to get to the heart of it, you need some baseline."

"Is any of that work being done in this context helpful in terms of the broader NOAA stock assessment responsibility?"