Don Beyer actually said...

"if we can all acknowledge that climate change is real, perhaps we can work more closely together"

"I was so dismayed when twice Republican leadership tried to sneak into the appropriations bill language that would suspend the comment period."

"I want to begin by just defending unelected bureaucrats, also known as civil servants."

"The public deserves to have a say on this, and Republican leadership should stop trying to sneak in provisions to eliminate public comment."