Jim Costa actually said...

"But we cannot craft a policy going forward unless we use all the energy tools in our energy toolbox, and offshore drilling is one of those tools."

"Taking these lessons from the past and using them to plan what we do and how we do it in the future will help us be more environmentally sound while still being able to meet our nation's energy needs."

"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."