Tom Udall actually said...

"I am asking this Committee to hold EPA's word and let them compensate every one of our farmers that has been hurt."

"How does that happen all of a sudden with an agency like the EPA, because they happened to be the agency that caused the problem?"

"It seems to me one of the issues here is the issue if EPA is supposed to be the lead, is EPA, in your opinion, capable of being lead in a disaster?"

"To this day, they have not. That letter specially says, we cannot compensate you a penny. That is wrong."