Tom Coburn actually said...

"I would say if we could develop a champion, a retired Senator, a retired Congressman, a retired Vice President, who would go around the country and rally for the parks to endow the parks..."

"What you need is a champion. You know, we had a champion for parks, Teddy."

"It ought to be a priority to fund the maintenance of our parks."

"The national park system as now constituted should not be lowered in standard, dignity, and prestige by the inclusion of areas which express in less than the highest terms the particular class or kind..."