Rob Bishop actually said...

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

"What we have simply found is that when the States and local governments are involved in the management of our public lands, it is a better process."

"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."

"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."