"I have supported offshore drilling, and continue to do so. I don't want this to be what Three Mile Island was to nuclear energy."
"Well, I wasn't either, until I got deep into my notes. But, that's a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision that said OSHA had jurisdiction over Coast Guard-regulated facilities like ships and vessels, as w..."
"the growth of independent contractors... is another factor that's diminishing the number of people working to produce."
"That's an unsustainable track, I guess, under any circumstance."
"Well, given the experience we had in Iraq with the hydrocarbon law and the sharing of wealth, where you had oil in one place and recipients in another, 6 months is a short timeframe to negotiate what ..."
"I think Ms. Almquist made a good statement for all of us to adhere to."
"Based on my visit to Sudan, a year ago, I have grave concerns that there's enough security, manpower, materiel, et cetera, to do the complicated security issues."
"Having visited Darfur and Sudan last year... I am aware, firsthand, of the tragedy in Darfur..."
"What is being done now, of a preventative nature, either on hydrocarbon or the oil situation, or security?"
"the potential for critical problems is tremendous, but there's potential for opportunity and hope, as well."
"Well, I think the operative word of what you just said is 'practicality.'"