"This nonsensical effort by the Obama Administration is a step in precisely the wrong direction for the American economy, making the U.S. even more dependent on foreign powers and potentially creating a serious national security threat going forward."
"Let me be clear, all funds must be raised by the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation; this will not cost the taxpayer a single dime."
"I believe that he is a true American hero, and I look forward to his testimony today."
"Those words should be included among the tributes to the greatest generation, memorialized on the national mall..."
"Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Grijalva, for holding this hearing today and for considering this legislation..."
"I think it is disingenuous for the Administration to say that this legislation should not go forward..."
"We have an opportunity now to start to stop urban sprawl and to keep this part of Florida from going the way of many of the other parts of our state."
"If this refuge satisfies a strategic interest then I think we should do it and make the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission do it correctly."
"It breaks my heart when I see these parts of Florida developed."
"As a reasonable person, I find it incredible that the Secretary of Interior would announce earlier this year that the Final Environmental Impact Statement would have the full withdrawal area as the pr..."
"The proponents of the Arizona Strip withdrawal talk of stopping uranium mining in the Grand Canyon. This is a convenient, self serving distortion of the truth."