Ed Whitfield actually said...

The dramatic increases in domestic oil and natural gas production could not have come at a better time for the Nation's struggling economy.

There is no doubt that the energy industry offers promising careers for young people.

Of course, I might add that these job opportunities only exist to the extent that we are allowed to produce energy in this country.

Those of us who disagree with him on this issue do not deny climate change. We simply suggest that his priorities are wrong.