"Phonetically, Mr. Chairman."
"I know Congressman Amodei and I both, having served on this committee, on a number of occasions have wanted to have the opportunity to show how partnerships can work."
"It is a home run for our State, both economically and at the same time protecting that treasure that exists underground out there."
"Our job--and I am looking to my colleagues as well--is to look at every viable opportunity to rebuild our economy."
"the oil and gas industry is much more profitable than any of these other sectors"
"We need to be careful. It seems that the distractors of the wind industry are asking the government to pick winners and losers."
"if we are going to look at things apple-to-apple comparison, then it should lay out some of the unique exemptions that that industry has enjoyed."
"oil and gas has a whole lot of exemptions and loopholes that have been built into those subsidies over the 90 years."
"Thank you. Good morning, Mr. Chairman. I thank you to our panel for being here."
"I actually enjoy coming to this committee because it's actually the one time when we get have a little bit of substantive debate."
"The problem of invasive species is a significant one, costing billions of dollars per year."