John Curtis actually said...

"I think it is fair to say it impacts local guides, it impacts individuals with recreation, it impacts the local tribes."

"I think it is imperative that your agency is able to make this a non-political issue, and assure people that it really is, in the long term, saving taxpayers money by spending this money."

"Thus saving the taxpayer more money than if we hadn't done the project."

"I think, in truth, if I could redo this life, I would be a park ranger."