"the best management decisions are made at the local level, by the local people, working together with the local Federal agency people and the community."
"I think we need more scientists and less lawyers in the woods."
"I think all of us would be interested to know what the unintended consequences are on this so we can look at it and see if it adversely affects your mission."
"I continue to believe that it is paramount that we get this new information and premature for the Department of Interior to make any decisions until new information has been received."
"I don't see the requirements for SOF going down. Every committee hearing I have been to in the last year here the solution set is always add SOF, always add SOF."
"The Congress shall have the power to dispose and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or the property belonging to the United States."
"But it becomes even more of a threat if we don't take action of something."
"How much of a threat do you think our southern border is for infiltration of weapons of mass destruction, particularly chemical?"
"Since Congress failed to stop the President's Iranian deal, we have watched Iran launch two ICBMs."
"I do agree with your assessment of ISIS, but I also don't think Al Qaeda is out of the game."
"But would you agree that the imminent threat, the imminent threat, the 5-yard, 5-meter threat, the most damaging threat facing us today would be ISIS, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, and the non-nation-state ter..."