Kristi Noem actually said...

"What they are doing in this rule is putting conservation efforts, based on no definition of what those conservation efforts are or what they should be, and placing them above every other use."

"There will be business owners, small businesses in my state that will be bankrupt if this proposed rule goes into place."

"it lacks any scientific data or analysis that what we are doing today is not providing conservation."

"And I want to remind all of you of your responsibility here at this Committee. It is to protect the United States of America."