"It is time to require every sector of the energy industry to raise its own capital through its own merit rather than to perpetuate the crony capitalism that is now running rampant through this government."
"Drilling Equals Jobs"
"When did we lose honor, when did we lose ethics and when did we lose character? What I have heard today astonishes me."
"I have seen a group of people who have been on the government dole for the longest period of time fighting to get off it and that is Native Americans."
"It is time for some updating."
"trust is a series of promises kept, and call me a skeptic, but I see the bureaucratic mess becoming even more entangled"
"It is simply the failure of the Federal policies to facilitate an environment that is conducive to this type of development."
"These types of nonsensical regulations create man-made shortages, which in turn lead to higher unemployment, and increased water, energy, and food prices."
"Chairman McClintock should be commended for his commitment to bringing legislation before this Committee to address this failure of Federal policy."
"H.R. 2842 is important legislation that will restore commonsense to Federal regulations, and ultimately lead to the expansion of clean hydropower production."
"In a district like mine dominated by Federally administrated lands, these burdens disproportionately stifle economic productivity, leading to some of the highest unemployment rates in the country."