Mike Lee actually said...

"would you object to an amendment of the federal False Claims Act, the qui tam provisions, and allow things like that to be brought by citizens in such a way that we define the United States to include..."

"I fully understand the frustrations of Alaskans whose lives and whose livelihoods are subject, almost constantly, to the whims and wishes of well-connected interest groups."

"Opening up the Coastal Plain also makes sense from an environmental perspective."

"But perhaps the biggest, single reason why I support the opening of the Coastal Plain is because it is widely supported by the people of Alaska."