Scott DesJarlais actually said...

"this Waters of the U.S. rule has really grabbed the attention of a lot of people."

"Can you assure my constituents in Tennessee that the Department of Labor, under your leadership, will not pursue this sort of interference in family farms again?"

"So we can also assure that the department in future regulatory efforts will at least reach out to learn more about how to define family farms before making unilateral changes to farm regulations."

"a lot of this can be done on the traditional setting. When you have a lottery and decide who can get a good education and who can't, that raises additional questions."