Bill Nelson: “Indeed it is. But we feel so passionately about this for the reasons that I have articulated much earlier. When somebody…”

“Indeed it is. But we feel so passionately about this for the reasons that I have articulated much earlier. When somebody then wants to claim the patina of legality suddenly for their State's waters and, in fact, allow the drilling off the coast of another State, then it is starting to get absurd. That is when we have to put our foot down. As the Senator from New Jersey was talking, it occurred to me that I want to show, once again, these charts. This is from the Exxon Valdez, which is many years ago. But that was last week. That is last week off the coast of Louisiana. That is what we want to prevent. Mr. President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas is recognized.”