Byron Dorgan actually said...

The threats posed to the U.S. economy by our dangerous dependence on oil are equally as dire as those posed to our national security.

We need to be able to move forward with that process to provide some certainty to investors.

Our Nation's dependence on oil... still represents a grave threat to our economic and national security.

Our nation's dependence on oil...still represents a grave threat to our economic and national security.