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 the right place for a mine."

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