03/20/2012
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"the production of oil and gas in this country and the severances that are collected...literally funds the entire Interior Department of the United States?"
"President Obama and I are very serious about moving forward with an 'all-of-the-above' energy strategy."
"I don't know what I am going to do, but I am going to use all the power that I can to stop any funding for any programs as long as the money is coming off the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texa..."
"a large chunk...of the money that goes to fund this entire budget comes from Senator Cochran's shore and my shore."