Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the ranking member of the full committee, Mr. Pallone, for his leadership and for his positive contributions to this entire institution. Mr. Speaker, I am here to oppose H.R. 351 because, once again, it is a proposed solution to a problem that we can't find, a problem that we have searched high and low for. This problem, Mr. Speaker, simply doesn't exist. Here we are, here we go once again, coming up with solutions to a problem that doesn't even exist. When will my colleagues on the other side do something productively in this Congress and come up with real solutions to problems that do exist for the American people? Mr. Speaker, currently, the Department of Energy, as we speak today, has already approved not one, not two, not three, not even four, but five applications--five--for existing LNG, and there are four more conditional approvals pending. {time} 0930 Altogether, Mr. Speaker, the approved applications authorize the export of over 10 million cubic feet per day of LNG. The pending applications collectively seek an additional 27.5 billion cubic feet of LNG exported each and every day--27.5. Where is the problem? Show me the problem. Show me the way. Point out the problem. Mr. Speaker, this 30-day deadline that arbitrarily mandates the DOE application process would short-circuit the public interest review-- short circuit--cut it short. The public doesn't have any input. No review by the public. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.…”