Political Quotes

“I oppose this rule. It is not an open rule. It allows for points of order to be made against amendments that we offer. We in the Northeast have been suffering with a heating oil shortage. We have been suffering as far as higher prices and trying to make sure people could afford to be able to stay in their homes, then to have it translated to a gasoline price spike, and to see how people who are having a hard time getting back and forth to work. Maine is a rural State. We do not have mass transit. Energy issues are important to us. Not to be able to allow amendments that dealt with energy conservation, weatherization, not to deal with issues that dealt with the heating oiling reserve so we would not be confronted with this problem again, is again I believe not being very responsive. It is very unfortunate that the majority has not allowed for these amendments to be made in order. It is very unfortunate that we have not been able to deal with this very serious matter which people in Maine and the Northeast are feeling the pinch of and are depending upon their representatives to work together to come up with some comprehensive energy policy and not some weak study which leaves it up to whoever, we do not know who it leaves it up to, to be responsive to the Congress.”