Ken Salazar: “The fact also is that that plan has not been effective in protecting the sensitive ecology of the Gulf of Mexico.”

A judicial nominee should have a demonstrated dedication to fairness, impartiality, precedent, and the avoidance of judicial activism from both the left and the right. I believe that Mr. Gorsuch meets this very high test.

I think if the rest of the U.S. Senate were like the six of you who are here today, I think we could solve every problem in the world.

I disagree very much with my friend Senator Landrieu in terms of the overhaul on the oil and gas industry in America's oceans.

We're producing more from public lands, both oil and gas, both onshore as well as offshore, than any time in recent memory.