"If I didn't know better, I would think this re-run is a sign that this committee has run out of issues that warrant oversight and investigation."
"Why aren't we having a hearing to learn more about home-grown terrorism like we saw at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge?"
"Why can't we examine the alarming number of species that are going extinct each year?"
"When will we do our due diligence in investigating the full spectrum of devastating consequences that climate change is having on our lands?"
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your extraordinary courtesy. You are a true gentleman, and I love working with you."
"I continue to be surprised by the criticism that adding more opportunities for public involvement to the planning process is a bad thing."
"We need to hear about the changes the Department is making to ensure the . . . cases before us aren't repeated."
"This is unacceptable."
"During this time of low public trust in government, now more than ever we need to confirm that the Department responds to its ethical issues adequately."
"I lived in a house with a man that should not have had access to a gun."
"We know what polling shows, 92 percent of the American people want background checks, 85 percent want no fly, no buy."
"I want to work with you to get that. I think that everybody has been -- we're tired of mass shootings."