It seems that that is the best way we should be spending our money is actually to find out how to increase production through new technology.

That they continue to do it because they are drilling here, not making money overseas.

I hope that that is the sentiment of everyone who sits in Congress, to be honest with you, that we don't use Congress for scandal mongering.

The President recently identified outsourcing and foreign investments as a major issue we should be considering.

I would like to state at the outset that I am strongly supportive of advanced vehicle technologies if the government role is carefully limited.

Its importance and timeliness is magnified significantly by the fact that the President has proposed a new $1 billion mandatory program.

without government subsidies, without government mandates, these electric vehicles would not--would fail in the marketplace

I think that we should not just act as partisans in our oversight. We should act as the eyes and ears of the American people.

What I don't support and will not support, and I think others should not support, is using Congressional oversight for scandal mongering.

We should always remember that we are spending taxpayer money.

To be honest with you, there are a lot of folks who think that the stimulus money wasn't spent very well.