if the moratorium lasts longer, some 25,000 jobs could be in jeopardy.
This Administration's decision to halt drilling activity did more than threaten the livelihoods of rig workers and oil service crews.
This blanket moratorium will not help us achieve or advance that goal.
The issuance of a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling is an overreach, not necessary, and has been deemed arbitrary and capricious by...
I don't know, John. But I can tell you there's not a single person that I've run across in Louisiana that believes that figure.
This thing is not going away. We're not going to turn the page. We're going to stay until the last drop of oil is out of the Gulf of Mexico....
I hope that -- that this administration is ready to really put some pressure on BP to get the LSU and the Tulane people out in the marshes, ...
But, look, politically, I would -- I would be just -- I would be happy, as would most Democrats, if the thing would be -- just go away.
I think Mayor Bloomberg has shown some extraordinary courage here.
I would be just -- I would be happy, as would most Democrats, if the thing would be -- just go away.
No, no, of course not. Politically, it's not wise at all. But it was the right thing to do.
I disagree with Senator Reid. He's a dear friend and I support him. I disagree. And if Islam would have attacked us, I would say, we shouldn...
It's the difference between having the right to do something and it being the right thing to do.
Politically, it's not wise at all. But it was the right thing to do.
the initial legislative intent behind the defense QDR has degraded over time.
the 2010 QDR lacked a clear future planning construct going forward 20 years.
the administration exempted the defense budget from spending freezes being applied to other parts of the government.
I completely agree with what both you, Senator Conrad, and you, Senator Gregg, said at the beginning about our longer-term fiscal issues.
