"Thank you for holding this hearing. This is really an important issue."
"This legislation claims to be a jobs bill, but I want to remind the Committee that oil and gas production is already a growth industry."
"I am writing in opposition to Rep. Hastings' H.R. 2231, the 'Offshore Energy and Jobs Act,' which would dramatically and hastily expand oil and gas drilling in our Nation's most sensitive coastal area..."
"In my home State of North Carolina, offshore drilling is highly controversial because of its potential adverse impacts on the environment and coastal communities."
"Can you give us an update on that memorandum, the state of the interim regulations, when they are going to be finalized?"
"But the longer-term rebuilding is where the CBDG comes in and fills the gap?"
"I want to commend you. I don't remember an Administrator of your agency that has had a more hands-on approach than you have had."
"I wish you could elaborate. I would appreciate your elaborating what the mix of funding, the mix of efforts has been here."
"I visited New York last week with Chairman Carter of our subcommittee."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I commend you for holding this hearing on this very important topic."
"I want to thank you for your commitment to developing a 21st-century rail system."