Bobby Rush actually said...

This would be laughable if it was not so serious in that we are wasting precious taxpayer dollars on this shallow non-productive hearing on ...

To spend this much time on a bill using these resources, I hope that it is not just about symbolism.

However, you testified that domestic oil production is actually the highest it has been since 1998.

There certainly is a tremendous rate of activity taking place, particularly in the shale resource-prone areas in the United States.