Mary Landrieu

Contrary to this situation and great irritation to me and to others, the Federal Government shared 50 percent of those same revenues on Federal lands in interior States.

I'm confident that this committee can use it in a way to expand this industry both onshore and offshore, reduce unnecessary and redundant regulations that cost time, money and jobs, build on the revenue sharing partnership that was…

I am so proud to chair this committee on behalf of the people of Louisiana.

I will do the same as chair.

Allowing coastal States to share in the same or an equitable percentage... would be fair.

Before this law was passed, as everyone knows, Gulf Coast States played host to energy production offshore and our States, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama, that were production host States, received virtually no share of the…

More offshore energy exploration and production means more high paying jobs for hard working families.

An energy secure and independent North America is something worth fighting for, working for and working across parties lines to achieve.

That's why I'm committed to passing the FAIR Act.

It means achieving energy security for the United States, something that has bedeviled the Members of Congress and Presidents for decades.

However, it took 152 years and 32 more presidents. When Harry Truman then claimed the entire Outer Continental Shelf and the resources beneath it for the people of the United States this expanded our country's territory by 70 percent.

When the people of Louisiana hold this gavel good things happen, in my view, for the industry.

This is the water for energy that we cannot do without.

I also welcome the report that DOE released just last week.

I introduced with Senator Wyden back in January.

We are proud that Louisiana students and teachers have participated in Close Up programs since the organization's inception and that a good friend and fellow Louisianan has contributed so much time and effort to this great organization…

Charlie McBride is no stranger to public policy. He worked for 12 years on personal and committee staffs in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Since then, as a government relations and business consultant, he has represented a…

Senator Vitter and I wish to recognize and honor Charlie McBride, a native son of Louisiana who has given so much of his time and energy towards the goal of educating this Nation's youth in civic and community responsibility. Through his…

I thank Senator Udall for having a bill that's pending before our committee.

Thank you all for joining us today for our hearing on natural gas, 'How to Harness a Game-changing Resource for Export, Domestic Consumption, and Transportation Fuel.'

I think this needs a little work.

According to the Energy Information Agency new technology has secured an abundant supply of natural gas for almost the next 100 years.

According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, increased use of natural gas has lowered our CO2 emissions to their lowest level in 20 years.

We must prioritize the funding of our nuclear forces commensurate with their role in protecting our country and deterring aggression throughout the globe.

Compliance with this treaty is in America's national interest and has a significant impact on our diplomatic relations.