Political Quotes

“Madam Chairwoman, I thank the gentleman from Utah for yielding. I rise in opposition to this bill and my colleagues' efforts to impede the rapid growth of American energy exploration. This bill is flawed in a number of ways, as we have recounted here already during this debate. First and foremost, it is clear that banning energy exploration will increase the prices that families pay at the pump and the prices they pay to power their homes. Unfortunately, the tax on our Nation's energy producers aren't new. We know what happens when government intervenes by imposing burdensome regulations and senseless moratoriums like we are seeing today. For years, New England States have pushed restrictive energy policies, and what we are considering here on the floor is no exception. A handful of Governors and State legislatures are narrowly focused on hindering the exploration and development of critical energy resources. What those policies have resulted in are increased prices for consumers, and they have done nothing to reduce demands for fossil fuels. In fact, as Congressman Duncan recounted just a few moments ago, last year, those policies culminated in a Russian tanker delivering natural gas to the Boston Harbor. Why? Because there weren't enough pipelines available to bring it from nearby Pennsylvania. You heard it right.…”