03/11/2014
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"Can I just have your, just brief 30 seconds on your commitment to helping us find a way forward?"
"It seems very contrary to our stated goals of being more energy sufficient in the United States."
"There's going to be fierce opposition to taxing this industry, because it is counter to creating jobs and counter to energy independence."
"But we have 500 million acres, they're now down to a measly, you know, 31 million--what's, you know, what's happening in the other 470 million acres?"