"Seismic testing is the first step in the direction of opening up the Atlantic Coast to oil drilling."
"the bipartisan BP Spill Commission led by William Reilly, who was the EPA Administrator under George Bush I, has given the Congress a D for its legislative response to the BP spill."
"We did not pass that legislation, either."
"Again, none of that has happened."
"I strongly oppose the plan to move forward with seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean."
"that is a sign, is it not, of success, that now the oil industry is viewing the Gulf of Mexico has a place where they want to drill."
"Both bills we are considering today will significantly weaken, or outright destroy these benefits."
"If a tree is illegally cut down in a forest and made into a guitar, do we make a sound about it?"
"We know that slash and burn techniques are destroying the Amazon, and now many are saying we should also burn through international forests to make guitars for Slash."
"It has helped to stop illegal trade in timber, wildlife, and other natural resources."
"The amendments were needed because the American forest products industry was losing over $1 billion a year to people who cheat."