To think that we can control other countries farming decisions is naive at best, and will ultimately lead to the downfall of the most successful industry in the history of the United States.

The end result of enacting ILUC is that it will cap domestic ethanol production and ensure our addiction to foreign oil.

I have no doubt in my mind, Madam Chairman, that the House is going to pass the bill, and it will come over here and it will not pass here.

The problem is us. It is Washington saying what you can and cannot do out there.

There are not the votes right now for cap-and-trade in the U.S. Senate. It is not even close.

True innovation, job growth, and business opportunities should stem from the open and free market, and not from creation of more taxes and Government spending.

I must object.

But what I am opposed to is increasing taxes. And cap and trade is, plain and simple, a tax.

It's a tax that will fall more heavily on poorer people because poorer people spend a higher percentage of their incomes on energy than do wealthier people.

The report very effectively highlights how Government-created green jobs can kill existing jobs.

It is an old concept that no one believes in Washington, but it is still there. It is called supply and demand.

I applaud Administrator Jackson for establishing clear, precise guidelines on transparency.

America needs an all of the above energy strategy. No resources should be excluded for politically correct reasons.

There are issues involving the registration and use of chemicals that we need to address.

I am strongly opposed to carbon regulation under the Clean Air Act and I will try to stop it.

I think you are right and I would only ask that as you are progressing along these lines that you and I can talk about it.

Do you think it is a good idea to look into it again?

Water issues are vitally important to my State of Oklahoma.