Sam Graves actually said...

"These lives, this loss of lives, first of all, they matter. And second of all, every single one of them was preventable."

"Is the Federal Government going to be treated in the same way in regard to enforcement as private property owners will?"

"The 1,900 square miles of land lost in south Louisiana is a direct result, a direct result of Federal actions in south Louisiana."

"I represent the south Louisiana areas, Baton Rouge, included."