Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"We need to address the issues of global warming, which are real."

"We need to move forward with getting ourselves out of the great dependence that we have on foreign oil."

"Water really is the lifeblood of our communities and that we need to do a lot more with respect to how we protect that very precious resource."

"In 2009, we leased more acres in the offshore than any other year since 2000."