Bill Johnson actually said...

"What this impending withdrawal will do is rip apart one of our economic opportunities to the detriment of the people I represent."

"We were told at one of our meetings of the Arizona-Utah Coalition by Scott Florence--he is the Arizona Strip district manager--that the regular resource planning process basically wasn't followed."

"But to do that requires congressional approval because there are existing laws on the books, right?"

"The only thing driving away our constituency is lack of jobs, sir."