"I am fully supportive and very proud to be a co-sponsor of the Chairman's legislation."
"I am completely dismayed as a new Member of Congress, at the extent to which there is agreement about the damage of the BCA and then people walk away and don't do anything about it."
"It is going to be crucial that we take this on."
"Thank you for reminding us that we have our own constitutional obligation, and that is to support, raise, maintain our Armed Forces."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to introduce our Wyoming witness today."
"We ought to be able to discuss, absent sort of the ideology and the partisanship."
"I would just like to commend you for your efforts, commend Governor Mead for his efforts on these issues, and urge us to be able to move forward with true reform, absent some of the partisanship that ..."
"I am hoping that we can be successful here, because, frankly, having a planning process that takes 5 to 7 years--and in some cases there are examples of much more--that is not a workable solution for ..."
"Lifting the moratorium on coal leasing on public lands is crucial, and we are very grateful for that."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It is my pleasure to introduce Jim Neiman to the Committee."
"I think it is hugely important for us to recognize how important, as you say, that collaborative approach is."