On climate change and endangered species, there are those who prefer to deny reality and ignore the warning signs of melting polar ice, crop killing droughts and deadly floods.

I particularly appreciate your commitment to renewable energy.

Would you support congressional action to establish a fee on nonproducing oil and gas leases?

I think the public really wants this to be resolved in a way in which the water which people are drinking is not contaminated by those processes.

The people in the Gulf need more than just one token permit. One permit will not put thousands of people back to work.

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.

I am struck by two facts from your testimony, Mr. Secretary.

These efforts recognize that we can't just drill our way out of our dependence on foreign oil.

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.

The most immediate thing that can be done is to deploy the strategic petroleum reserve.

Reclamation was established as an agency over a century ago.