"What reforms are you putting in place to ensure that American taxpayers receive the billions of dollars which they are owed by the oil industry?"
"The most immediate thing that can be done is to deploy the strategic petroleum reserve."
"It's as if the oil and gas industry first asked for dessert, then ate 1/4th of their dinner, and then complained to the manager about the service."
"These efforts recognize that we can't just drill our way out of our dependence on foreign oil."
"I am struck by two facts from your testimony, Mr. Secretary."
"But instead of increasing production and thereby reducing the deficit, the Administration has proposed to increase the cost of producing American energy by raising a multitude of taxes."
"Reclamation was established as an agency over a century ago."
"Can you report that back to the Committee, please?"
"One of the most powerful arguments made in the course of trying to get a fair settlement from Exxon after the Exxon Valdez spill was an economic study conducted by the State of Alaska."
"it does not come from general tax revenues from our struggling families and small businesses, but from extremely profitable oil companies"
"Is the Service carrying out similar or better studies today for the Deepwater Horizon disaster?"