Let's keep the states in charge of hydraulic fracturing, for the benefit of consumers, jobs, economic growth and expansion, and our Nation's...
We want to be able to tap into the natural gas reserves in this Nation.
The United States has as much natural gas as Saudi Arabia has oil.
You have certain responsibilities under environmental laws that you are responsible to enforce.
The wastewater resulting from gas drilling operations contained material that may present a threat to human health and aquatic environments.
There needs to be pretty definitive action by EPA so that we can avoid this public health risk.
I am a strong supporter of domestic natural gas production, but my support only comes when human health and the environment are protected.
I think that is the right way to proceed and I am curious as to why Pennsylvania and other States are still allowing the back-flow to enter ...
I hope that you will respond to the urgency of some of these issues.
Thanks, Mr. Chairman. And really thank you and your staff for your, just, steadfast work, not only in this budget, but in all others, really...
Under Senator Leahy's leadership--he'll be too modest to tell you--we actually--he actually helped fund, creating a factory where they made ...
We want to have ongoing conversations with you. I'll be meeting with these NGOs next week.
I think we need to be able to look at it.
What I'm trying to approve is the policy goals...
I think that you're going to see there's some flexibility.
You know, you could end up with a filibuster on this subcommittee, if you----
I don't want to be foolish. So, let me tell you what I worry about in being foolish: that, because we skimp now, we then end up paying two o...
We have now been called upon to accept $78 billion worth of cuts from the President's 2011 request, $39 billion below the 2010 level.