I think that most drivers and truckers in America believe we are going to see $150 oil and $4-$5 gasoline and diesel sometime again in the not-too-distant future.

Every time you fill your tank, 40 percent of your gasoline bill goes to foreign oil--an oil dependence tax on consumers that it is likely to go up in the future as oil supplies diminish.

it is certainly my intention, as one of the amendment's authors--that FERC's authority over RTOs would be unaffected.

We have seen a steady trend of more and more forest fires, and more and more fires in general on our public land.

When the fires turn out to be more severe than they anticipated and the costs greater than they anticipated, they beg, borrow, and steal from other accounts in order to cover those costs, and then they come to Congress and say we need to replenish those funds.

I do think that this Centennial Challenge proposal has a lot of merit in concept.

I welcome the Director here. This is very important issue.

The administration consistently sends up proposals that are about a half or less of what we had agreed.

I think we'll see again, that Republicans are not going to embrace your land sales proposal and I hope that you'll be interested in looking at other approaches.

I think the first thing I'd say, if you are philosophically opposed to that, that it's just incomprehensible that you'd even contemplate such a proposal.

We felt very strongly that it was very important to get $760 million because we wanted to do prevention.

I'd like to hear your answer to how those numbers add up to $760 million.

Consumers are confused and angry as to why these prices are occurring now. Their anger is stoked by reports of the high salaries and retirement packages being handed out to executives.

I think we should bring an anti-price gouging statute to the floor.

I strongly support both of these nominees. I think they're extremely well qualified for these positions.

That's got to be a priority, and it's one that you've worked hard on, Mr. Chairman, and I have as well.

I intend to support both of the nominees based on what I am advised.

I think this is a very useful hearing.