It is the government's responsibility to alleviate and prevent that shortage.

If increasing spending, increasing our entitlement obligations, and turning in major deficits were the path to prosperity, we should be in the golden age of the American economy right now.

Clinton reduced spending relative to GDP, he contracted our entitlement obligations, he turned in budget surpluses during his final years in office.

In discussing the salmon runs in the Northwest Pacific, my colleague from California has actually described the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, which is a natural fluctuation of cold water currents.

Yes, but you and I both know that that is the result of----a 10-year timeframe that began 10 years ago, and what we are now watching is the Administration systematically shutting off our future oil development by these actions.

How do these actions help the U.S. economy? How do they help Americans find jobs that they so desperately need?

I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and all the while I assure he and anyone who will listen that I am very sympathetic of his plight and I am willing to do everything I can to help.

your assurances that all of these anti-energy policies present a robust energy plan for America, that you are very concerned about job creation except when it comes to the 1.5 million jobs that we could create if you would simply get out…

We have 9 percent unemployment in the country. We began this Administration with 7.8 percent. I am not sure that is a record I would be proud of with all due respect.

What is needed to convince this Administration that our people desperately need jobs, permanent taxpaying jobs?

Are we watching with the current administration of the Forest Service an abandonment, indeed a repudiation, of Gifford Pinchot's vision of managing the forests to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number in the long run, his words?

So far I have heard absolutely nothing.