"I would just say in my small town, we have a saying that whiskey is for drinking and water should be for fighting."
"The entire State of Utah is in full support of this bill and this settlement."
"We recognize, however, that properly-established, federally-reserved water rights, particularly tribal rights, are an important exception to that rule."
"We have committed to use negotiation rather than litigation as our preferred method of resolving reserved right claims."
"In the big picture, it gives us some certainty when it comes to the water rights in the Colorado River Basin."
"This is untenable."
"We need to make sure that we are focused on readiness today and readiness for the future, as well."
"During the shutdown, as has already been stated, the results were devastating for the small rural towns and cities surrounding our national parks, and we felt that very severely throughout the State."
"I believe that we would contract with the parks as we did with this previous shutdown."
"Yes, I believe we would."
"Our taxes are lower than many States, but that is also correct."
"Well, I must admit we were really surprised and shocked at the testimony that was submitted by the parks because the reaction has been so incredibly positive."