Ed Markey: “I thank the gentleman very much. I yield myself my remaining time. Again, just for the record, Republicans can say this…”

“I thank the gentleman very much. I yield myself my remaining time. Again, just for the record, Republicans can say this as much as they want, but I have to repeat: (1) When President Obama was sworn in, 57 percent of our oil was imported. Today, only 45 percent of our oil is imported-- congratulations, President Obama--no matter how many times the Republicans want to cover that over. (2) Seventy-five percent of all of the oil and gas reserves offshore have been made available by the Obama administration for drilling. (3) We in the United States are at an 18-year high in drilling. Now, the Republicans have a problem with this because the 18-year high in drilling, the reduction from 57 percent of imports down to 45 percent of imports and the fact that 75 percent of all areas off the shores of our country are open for drilling run totally contrary to everything that they believe--to everything that they want America to believe, it is better to be said--because if the American people actually believed the truth, which is that Obama has reduced our imported oil from 57 percent down to 45 percent, reduced our dependence upon imported oil and increased our drilling to the highest point in 18 years, then their whole narrative just goes right down the drain. They have to keep getting up as though Bush were the right guy, but he did nothing.…”