John Barrasso actually said...

"I think it speaks to the issue that we face in Alaska as it relates to the adequacy of our mapping and the need to get going yesterday."

"So it's your position that you do not have a conflict of interest with respect to the decisions affecting the corporation?"

"The United States must lead and set an example for other countries."

"I wonder if you think that it serves the interest of this country to establish a precedent that international commitments are made in a manner designed to torque the constitutionally derived oversight..."