Political Quotes

“I rise today to join in the conversation and the discussion about energy and in support of S. 3711, the Gulf of Mexico Energy bill. We are coming up on the anniversary of the Energy Policy Act which we passed sometime back. It is comprehensive energy legislation that recognizes the difficulties we have in this country, recognizes the directions we need to go, recognizes in general terms where we have to be, whether it is increased production, whether it is efficiency and conservation, whether it is alternative methods, whatever. All those issues are excellent, and I am glad we did that. Of course, now we are in the position of implementing those policies and implementing the policies, of course, is what will have an impact on people in this country, what will have an impact on the costs. Despite the Energy bill, prices, of course, have risen. They have increased because we haven't been able to implement the bill to bolster production. There are a number of things going on, and I think we have to continue to remember that there are at least two aspects of the future in terms of energy. One is, out 20 years, we will be looking at all new kinds of sources, all new kinds of supplies, whether they be wind energy, sun energy, but those are down the road. We are not there yet.…”