"Just because you have given a leased area does not mean you have approved specific individual actions, does it?"
"I agree with you that our conventional resources have to continue to be an important part of what we are doing for a long time."
"$12.2 billion. And you are asking for the 2010 level."
"Our Nation relies on coal to power almost 50 percent of our electricity, and in Missouri that number is more than 80 percent."
"I look forward to working with you now and in the future to address our country's needs."
"I am concerned that the wild lands policy can have a negative impact on resource development in public lands."
"A recent study showed that delays in offshore drilling could result in the loss of 125,000 jobs and billions of dollars in investment and government revenue."
"All across Missouri and the country, Americans at home and at work are being expected to do more with less and now it is time for the Federal Government to do the same."
"I am concerned with the consequences of this administration's attempts to broadly penalize the use of coal in this country."
"Unfortunately, the DOI like the rest of the administration is avoiding the necessary cuts that we all need to be making to address our skyrocketing debt."
"These lands need to be managed in a way that provides the greatest benefit to the public--and what could be more beneficial than using them to provide low-cost, reliable and plentiful energy to this N..."