Jackie Speier actually said...

"the two delayed lease sales would have auctioned off approximately 33,000 acres of public land."

"Even more importantly, we ought to be examining the Department of Interior's failure, and I underscore failure, to collect the full amount of revenues and royalties that these companies owe the Americ..."

"BLM processing time has decreased. In fact, in 2006 it took 127 days; in 2011 it now takes 71 days."

"I think this hearing should focus on the thousands of leases for millions of acres of Federal land and water that oil and gas companies are sitting on, but not producing on."