Political Quotes

“We don't have to drill everywhere. The resources are so spectacularly promising. I have to get back to this blaming President Obama. I don't know if my friends on the other side remember who the President was when the Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, a Republican, opposed drilling off the eastern gulf. The President at the time, his brother, George Bush, honored that no drilling pledge. I remind my friends on the other side that their party is not blameless in this debate. They could do a lot better for the country if they would stop trying to throw President Obama under the bus every minute--although I don't agree with all his energy policies; I didn't agree with the moratorium in the gulf and other things. I think they made some strong points. But this should not be about hurting anybody; it should be about helping our country. We do that by using a balanced approach, such as the Senator from Alaska said. It is how we came together on the Transportation bill. It was balanced, a compromise, and it was a little of this and a little of that. We put a jobs bill together that will help our Nation. We could put an energy bill together if we have both parties stop beating up on people. One beats up on the companies and the other beats up on the President and the poor people are the ones who suffer. I wish to show you something about oil and gas taxes. People say: There goes Landrieu again; she is defending the oil and gas industry.…”