Political Quotes

“reserving the right to object, I rise to object to the Senator from Florida's request to pass this legislation through unanimous consent. If we want to tackle rising fuel costs, let's do something that will actually protect American consumers and actually promote our energy independence. Let's reinstate the fossil fuel ban that was lifted in 2015. Listen to what has happened here in our Nation since 2015, when every Republican on this Senate floor--when they controlled the Senate--voted to lift the ban on the exportation of oil from the United States. That ban had been in place for 50 years to keep American oil here. Well, here's what the Republicans did in the House and Senate back in 2015: they lifted the ban. Oil companies from the United States now send our oil overseas. And get this: In 2020, we exported more than 8.5 million barrels of petroleum every single day out of the United States to other countries. And, in 2020, pursuant to Republican Senators in 2015, we, in 2020, for the first time in more than 50 years, exported more barrels of petroleum every single day--exported--than imported. Is that energy independence? I don't think so. And why do we do it? I will tell you why we do it. It is for the oil companies. That is why we do it. The Republicans don't want to do anything on climate change--oil companies.…”