Political Quotes

“I want to suggest two things. One is, I know this county; I was raised just about 75 miles above it. It was one of the larger refinery areas that refined oil. They have lost a lot of those refineries. They have 2 major refineries left, and I will be right up front with everybody, they happen to refine Alaskan oil. That gasoline that is produced is really burned in the State of the gentlewoman that is offering this amendment. If we think gas prices are high now, we should just try driving those refineries out of that area. It does not increase the amount of money for California. It does allow monies for this area; it is heavily impacted. ... I believe that the area which is identified in this amendment is an area that is highly intensified by refineries and should get some of this impact money. Now, as far as California having a surplus of $3 billion, I have heard this over and over and over again, States having surpluses. Are we going to condemn the States that have surpluses because they have managed their money well?”