Pete Domenici: “It cries out for reform, even if we did not have a fiscal crisis. It cries out for reform. It is a mess.”

But that is compared to current policy--current policy. If we would compare your plan to current law, it is actually a tax cut.

It is clear from this example that good things can happen when we open up more areas for drilling in a responsible manner.

I want to say to all of you that what we have produced by way of a budget, a plan, should really be taken seriously by all of you.

I want each one of you to know I am trying to look you right in the eyes and tell you that, in the U.S. Senate, you happen to be the super committee.