I would like to insert into the record the statement by the Chairman of the Finance Committee and a member of this Committee, Senator Baucus, who says it is a tax measure.

Then I will last ask you your view on the carbon capture and storage technology.

It seems to me that I believe and several other people believe, in fact, the majority of people believe that the technology isn't here in a lot of these things, on renewables and other things.

Can you further explain how purchasing of the allowances and the subsequent trading of them will not reduce greenhouse gas emissions, I think you said, by one ounce?

cap-and-trade is a temple of doom, it would lock in disasters for our children and grandchildren.

I really appreciate that response. In fact, I agree with your response. It is an all of the above response and I appreciate it.

A more honest assessment combines our 21 billion of proven reserves with the MMS, the BLM, the USGS estimates of undiscovered technically recoverable oil resources.

We have heard, time and time again, that America possesses just 3 percent of the world's oil reserves and that we use 25 percent of the world's oil.

Eighty-three percent of America's Federal onshore lands are either inaccessible or restricted due to our policies here.

We support allowing America to harness its own abundant, clean, affordable energy.

I think the American people deserve to know how legislation will affect their energy bills and jobs.

We will oppose proposals from the other side of new energy taxes which will cost us jobs and hurt America.

Thank you, Madam Chairman.

The idea of having to go to 30 different governmental agencies, do you not find that to be more than just a little ridiculous?

And that is what we really want, daylight and accountability.

We want to make sure that any inquiries that we have from this side, the minority side of the aisle, you will treat the same as though they were coming from the majority.

NEPA should achieve environmental goals without unnecessarily obstructing economic and energy development.

Nichols said that she and Browner put nothing in writing ever.