Chris Stewart actually said...

"I felt like the EPA had their boot on the throat of America."

"I think many times when people start a conversation with me, they say you are a Republican, therefore, you do not care about the environment."

"But they are also a resource. And as you said, Mr. Secretary, they are like a crop."

"Do we agree--and again, this is a simple question. Do we agree that that is a part of management as well in taking proper advantage of this resource?"