Jeff Bingaman actually said...

"It's my hope that as part of this hearing we can focus on the facts surrounding offshore oil and gas production and its impact on the environment."

"It is our hope in this hearing to move away from rhetoric and to focus on the facts surrounding offshore oil and gas production and its impact on the environment."

"I think we all agreed that such discussion would benefit from a better understanding of the facts involved."

"I think we have a great history in our country of young people doing good work on our public lands."