Political Quotes

“When this Democrat majority took over the House, the price of a barrel of crude oil was $58 a barrel. Today, it hovers around $111 a barrel. In 2006, the Democrat leadership promised lower gas prices. What we've seen, in reality, is higher gas prices. We've seen negative change, which has caused bitterness in rural America with the high-increasing cost to travel around rural America. All we're asking is for a plan to bring on more supply. I have been in this well numerous times in this Congress to talk about coal-to-liquid technologies. We shouldn't limit it to that. We should talk about expanding renewable fuels. We should talk about the outer continental shelf. We ought to talk about ANWR. We need to bring more supply to lower the cost of fuels because the average American citizens are tired of paying these high gas prices, and it hurts the economy of this country.”