John Barrasso actually said...

"Today we are considering several pieces of legislation. When you combine it all it would designate almost a half a million acres, 458,194 acres, of new wilderness."

"When the original Owyhee initiative began in 2000 it was a collaborative effort between diverse stakeholders including the Shoshone-Paiute tribe, ranchers and locals, state governments, environmental ..."

"In my view we must take a more balanced approach between adding lands to the wilderness system and Congress releasing lands."

"This is troubling to me as it could have far reaching impacts for the management of our forests and our public lands."