Pete Domenici: “fellow Senators, I come from New Mexico. New Mexico is right next to Mexico. Mexico has oil underground, God made. Do…”

“fellow Senators, I come from New Mexico. New Mexico is right next to Mexico. Mexico has oil underground, God made. Do you know what they call it? They call it their patrimony. It is so important that they claim it is theirs and it is their future--not locked up under the ground--to use. It is their patrimony. In fact, in Spanish, they say: ``El patrimonio del pais es el petroleo.'' That is how important it is. Now, for all of those who have been here giving speeches about making sure we protect the ANWR wilderness, look at this picture. Look at this picture with me. You see this big, blue picture? I am going to go around the edges for you. Isn't that big? Senator, do you want to take a look? That is drawn to scale. That is ANWR. Unless you have very good glasses, very good eyes, you can't see, from your seat, where ANWR's drilling sites will be, because it will be that big, Senator. Can you see that little spot?”