Tom Udall actually said...

"Reasonable environmental standards are not about burdens on the industry, they are protections for people and for taxpayers."

"We must be vigilant to ensure that these cleanup costs are met by the company."

"Fundamentally, the Republican Commissioners seem not to believe in the campaign finance laws that Congress has passed and that they are bound to enforce."

"This is a huge amount of money flooding into the system, and I think it corrupts the system."