Peter DeFazio actually said...

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

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

It is my belief that the Bristol Bay watershed is too important, and too fragile, to allow a massive open-pit mine...

The Bristol Bay salmon fishery contributes $1.5 billion in economic value, and provides half of all the sockeye salmon in the world.