Bill Johnson actually said...

"Our county is made up of hardworking, middle class Americans who rely on mining and service industries connected with the State, Federal and private lands on which we live."

"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?"