Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, once again, we see the caribou herds that have been associated with oil and gas drilling actually expanding from 5,000 to 32,000. Facts are hard to come by when they don't benefit you in the discussion. It is simply untrue what they have been trying to narrate in this respect. This truly shows that you can work hand in hand, being environmentally friendly and having energy independence, empowering local communities and Tribes, looking at this in a comprehensive fashion. This is a commonsense amendment. This is not about delay. This is about proper orientation, whether it be jobs associated with it or whether it be the numbers of critical habitat and numbers of populations within that critical habitat. The facts just don't stand up for the other side. Mr. Chair, once again, this is a very good amendment. Once again, when we want to start talking about facts, facts that are exploited by the other side that are truly false, we have to start looking at, didactically, the facts. When a herd goes from 5,000 caribou to 32,000 when it is associated with oil and gas drilling in that area, where a herd declines by one third where there is no drilling there, there has got to be some kind of a prospect here. Heat doesn't just rise. It is associated with the protection. So, when you start looking at what industry and the individuals have done to promote these herds, this is a stellar amendment. Mr.…”