Mark Amodei actually said...

"What we spend on natural resources as a part of the Federal budget is not extravagant or even a lot, and yet we continue to watch the funding trends go down."

"I think we need to talk about that because, quite frankly, I know it is a source of some frustration for you guys too."

"Thank you for the fact that you have been more than forthcoming in terms of making your different folks available for getting familiar with what is going on."

"Thank you for being here. Let me just say first off, I wanted to thank you, Inspector General, and specifically Gil Harden, for meeting with my office and accepting our request, along with Representat..."