Peter DeFazio actually said...

We are taking testimony on an issue and an area upon which this committee has no jurisdiction...

I heard some incredible hyperbole, no offense, Mr. Chairman, during the opening remarks.

If EPA determines that there is no way to put a mine in this region without unacceptable water quality and fishery impacts, then that is not...

their shutdown is making this fantasy a reality, grinding the entire Federal leasing and permitting system to a halt.