Cynthia Lummis actually said...

"Did I hear you say that since the Marine Mammal Protection Act passed, that sea lions have increased six-fold?"

"And that would allow for some taking of sea lions to help reduce their numbers so the salmonids have an opportunity to mature."

"This is my first introduction to this subject, so please bear with me and be kind of creative here."

"I want to know what kind of milestones, specific milestones, we would have to enact prior--as conditions precedent to authorizing a bankruptcy."