Steve Cohen actually said...

"I do not believe the REINS Act is necessary for exercising Congressional control over the administrative system."

"I do not see the point of engaging in such a process because the bill is, simply put, an ill-conceived idea."

"This act was not needed when George Bush was President, apparently. He did not need scrutiny..."

"The spill spewed oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 86 days, and was a human economic and environmental disaster, unparalleled in our country's history."