Rob Bishop actually said...

"It seems to be our policy towards our public lands has been vindictive and petty and politicized."

"What an ultimate act of hypocrisy to condition a Federal permit on violation of a State water law for which you really don't have that."

"If the BLM or the Forest Service have a concern about groundwater then go talk to the State engineer and whatever he or she says is what everybody lives with."

"I appreciate the committee holding a hearing on these bills, very good bills, and I am cosponsor of one of them."