John Curtis actually said...

"We have bureaucrats on the East Coast who have never been to my district, who have hardly been to the West, other than to fly over it on their way to California, tell us that they know better than we ..."

"What is interesting to me is that, if you look at BLM and what their mission is, is that it specifically is to use the land, it is a land management agency, and it is supposed to consider conservation..."

"Let me state clearly for the record that for decades, and decades, and decades, the good people of Utah have managed these lands in a responsible way."

"I am writing in strong support of Congressman John Curtis' legislation, H.R. 3397."