Cynthia Lummis actually said...

"Is that stagecraft, or does that stream really exist?"

"Have those moneys since 1977 been used to reclaim pre-SMCRA blighted and abandoned coal mines?"

"Would I be able to, if I visited your State, and you took me to a mine that was done pre-1977 versus post-1977, do you think I might be able to tell the difference?"

"So, would you deny that the gentleman was correct, that once upon a time in this country, mining was not properly reclaimed?"