Brad Sherman actually said...

"I rise in cautious opposition to this amendment simply because we're going to spend all day tomorrow talking about energy."

"What if we were to use the permitting process on L&G as basically a strategic asset for foreign policy?"

"I would like this bill to go forward, and I look forward to tomorrow's hearings, and what you're proposing."

"I do think this is a case where an absolutist position is probably not going to prevail."