10/27/2009
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"Today's announcement is very disappointing in that it does little to help our farmers and farm workers in the next six to twenty-four months, should we continue to experience ongoing dry circumstances..."
"I hope we all agree the old method of failing to develop our resources in the OCS isn't going to work any longer."
"We can free ourselves from this tanker transported oil if we simply choose to develop our domestic resources."
"We should not draw arbitrary lines in the ocean, but rather we should base decisions on science and a comprehensive understanding of our nation's energy needs."