Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, outside these walls people across our country are suffering. Electric bills and gasoline prices are increasing as we enter the heat of the summer. {time} 1740 Over 13 million Americans are still without work. Our constituents are counting on us to take action. The Republican-led House has been leading the way with solutions to our country's energy problems. The bill before us today, the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, is just another part of that agenda. It will remove government roadblocks and bureaucratic red tape that hinder onshore oil, natural gas, and renewable energy production and facilitate job creation. This act truly embraces an all-of-the-above approach that our country so desperately needs. A country is only as strong as its people. Henry Ford II once said: What's right about America is although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity--intellect and resources--to do something about them. Let's use that capacity to address our country's energy crisis and put people back to work. I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act.”