Mike Simpson actually said...

"Both the Democratic Senators from Virginia and the Governor of Virginia, a Republican, both support offshore drilling off of Virginia since the 25-year moratorium lapsed in 2008."

"Is there anything that Congress or the Administration can do to speed up the process to access that oil and natural gas off the Virginia coast?"

"How are we going to address the backlog in that arena and others if we have reduced personnel?"

"Let me just conclude by saying it somewhat reminds me of what we around here always do when we want to save some money: We just say, we will just get it through waste, fraud, and abuse."