Political Quotes

“I wish to thank our dean of the Democratic women, Senator Barbara Mikulski, for once again being right on point and Senator Barbara Boxer for her leadership as it relates to protecting our environment and energy security. She and Senator Maria Cantwell have been our leaders as it relates to cutting gas prices and at the same time doing those things that allow us to protect our beautiful land and water and air. So I wish to thank my colleagues. Listening to the discussion about what is happening in terms of gas prices just brings me back to what is an essential part of our checklist for change; that is, making sure Americans have jobs. We are going to pay those high gas prices which are absolutely outrageous. Senator Mikulski is right, it takes a change in policy. Senator Boxer is right when she talks about the fact that there are a lot of places the oil companies could be drilling right now. That is the problem. Right now, instead of buying more corporate jets and putting more money into bonuses for themselves, if they were to reinvest in the land that is already there, that would address their concern about supply. We know what is really happening. Unfortunately, for the last 8 years, we have literally had two oilmen in the White House, and we have watched the price of gasoline go beyond our wildest expectations. I know people in Michigan never would have thought we would be at over $4 a gallon.”