Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"We can make sure this doesn't happen to all of our great areas of natural beauty by setting them aside now, all at once, so the matter is settled."

"We appreciate the efforts of all parties involved as well as Senator Bingaman and his staff for working with EBID to exclude our existing dams from the wilderness area."

"Thank you also for the opportunity to add additional testimony to the record for S 1689."

"Let us not waste this opportunity for gold."