Chellie Pingree actually said...

"I do want you to understand that we appreciate how much back-and-forth we have had with Fish and Wildlife, with the enforcement, around the science."

"My understanding is that it was not enforced until 2012."

"It is very hard to go back and explain to people why we have to defend this practice."

"I appreciated Ranking Member Huffman's suggestion--of all the possibilities, wouldn't it be possible to do this as a spot check, you know, once in a while look into this?"