"Producing this much oil would generate substantial revenue for the federal government through leasing and royalties."
"Ending Big Oil's unfair tax breaks would cut the deficit by more than $36 billion over the next decade."
"We have opposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for all the time we have been around."
"the safety of the workers is preserved, and that the economic needs of the country are met."
"the majority's discussion draft doesn't provide any dedicated funding stream for the Bureau of Ocean Energy."
"this proposal, because the discussion draft differs from the reorganization of the department, will only delay permitting of drilling."
"the majority has refused to take action on the broader legislation that Ranking Member Markey and I have introduced"
"the discussion draft could obscure the safety and resource management between the new agencies."
"Now we are at a crossroads. We have a choice to make--when the reorganization is complete, will those three parts resemble the three wise men or the three stooges."
"Approximately 70% of the Undiscovered Technically Recoverable Resources currently under lease in all areas of the Federal Gulf of Mexico are not producing or not subject to approved or pending explora..."
"We have a choice to make."