Steven Daines actually said...

"What we saw were people scratching to make a living and the broken dreams and promises all taken away by environmental groups and our Federal bureaucracy all in the name of an endangered fish or anima..."

"Well, thank you. And thank you for the outstanding testimony today, and for this very informed group of witnesses, and for what you have shared with us today."

"I represent the State of Montana, and we are proud of the fact that we have more recoverable coal deposits than any other State in the country."

"Our tribal nations are begging, and I tell you, they are begging right now for the freedom to develop their own natural resources."