Political Quotes

“Mr. President, as the Senator from Alaska is leaving the floor, I will say to her that I appreciate her point of view and what she has expressed. There is certainly an opportunity for working something out. As I stated in my question to her at the outset, this Senator doesn't know a lot about the leases in Alaska, but I certainly do know a lot about the leases in the Gulf of Mexico. For 30 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to go undrilled for years and years, where out of a total of 37 million acres are leased but only 7 million acres are actually drilled and produced, it seems to me there is a wonderful opportunity for a lot more production, not just in 7 million acres but 30 million acres additionally. And if the company that holds that lease, and has held the lease for years, is not going to drill it and produce, then let somebody else do it. That was the theory behind this Senator's sponsorship of that legislation. As the Senator from Alaska has pointed out some differences in her State, it seems to me that this is, as the Good Book says, a place where people of good intentions can come and reason together. Mr. President, I want to speak on another subject. I will tell my colleague that I am not going to be speaking very long. This will be short. I want to bring this to the attention of the Senate. This is the Wall Street Journal from last weekend.…”