Chris Stewart actually said...

"Can you imagine being a locally elected official who is responsible for roads, schools, and all the services that a community needs in order just to survive, and having 93 percent of your tax base tak..."

"It made it impossible."

"The Federal Government promised that the monument would take little away and, instead, create a boom of tourism in the community surrounding the monument."

"Some of the misunderstandings that people have regarding this is that the assumption is it repeals any protections, and that is just not true."