David Vitter actually said...

"I'd first like to thank the Chairman, Senator Carper, for holding this hearing as an opportunity discuss the latest issues facing the Renewable Fuels Industry."

"Two short years, and we all know we all face a vastly different world."

"Yes. For the record, let me just articulate, since the stenographer cannot take down either nods or blank stares, that that seems to be a consensus of the witnesses."

"We passed bipartisan energy legislation in 2007 that reduced our dependence, or seeks to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and to reduce at the same time harmful emissions into our air."