Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, I thought I would close by talking a little bit about, because it relates to the discussion that we are having today, protecting these very valuable coastal areas in this country. My Republican colleagues introduced the American Energy First Act today, and, frankly, it is quite frightening. It is really the ``Earth isn't burning fast enough'' legislation, as I like to call it. America is already the number one producer of oil and gas in the world. This administration is lifting protections on hundreds of millions of acres of public lands for even more drilling. Our Republican colleagues feel that is not enough. It is never enough for them. For them, President Trump's extreme antienvironment, anticlimate agenda needs to be pushed even further. They are rolling out a bill to give even more money away to their oil and gas polluter friends. This Republican bill that was introduced today by the minority would force the Florida Gulf Coast for offshore oil and gas, let States decide where energy development should happen on Federal public lands, gut Federal regulation, shorten environmental review times, give vast amounts of public money to four States in the Gulf of Mexico, and make Americans pay if they wanted to object to a government decision. Think about it. Right now, oil and gas companies get to nominate public lands for leasing without paying a dime.…”