Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I find it interesting that we are even debating this because, if it was such a poor decision, maybe the Rules Committee should not have made it in order. So, there is compliance from the other side. When we start looking at this aspect, we have to be truthful to the American people. The American people see the jargon that we actually come up with in this body, and they want to have a straight shot-- common sense. This is exactly what it should be titled because we are taking inventory off that belonged to the American people. Yes, I am one of those who believes in all-of-the-above energy policies. What we have to tell them and explain to them is that there is a difference between baseload power and intermittent power. Renewables do not have baseline power. To have a reliable electric grid that everybody depends upon, we have to have both. Green energy does not produce that application of baseload power, unless we are talking about hydro, and that we don't even consider a green energy anymore, from the other side. I think we need to be clear to the American people where these jobs are. They are good-paying jobs, $90,000 and above with benefits. When we take away these types of reserves, it really is victimizing the American people. That is not something I want to do. I want to make sure that they are empowered. These resources belong to the American people, and there is no reason why we shouldn't be able to use them and extract them diligently and cleanly. Mr.…”