11/17/2011
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"Even the Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Inhofe, acknowledged this week that increased drilling would not be able to fund a transportation bill, stating, q..."
"This week Democrats on the Natural Resources Committee introduced legislation that would generate nearly four times as much revenue as these drilling bills through ensuring that oil, gas, and mining c..."
"We need a concrete plan. We can pave the way for a transportation bill by ensuring that the American people get a proper return on the resources below public lands."
"Senator Inhofe and I don't always see eye to eye, but on this issue I have to agree with him."