Tom Udall actually said...

"I remain concerned that, today, on the 146th anniversary of the 1872 Mining Law, we are still not having the necessary conversations about reforming this antiquated law."

"Mr. Secretary, will you submit, for the record, a schedule for Tribal consultations?"

"I would also point out that we have an example of where the bureaus were able to do that already, the regional sage-grouse plans at your Department, and your Department is now in the process of scrapp..."

"Well, I think the reality is that, State flexibility, it ends up that we end up deteriorating the habitat for the sage-grouse."