"The second largest economic strength of the United States of America, second only to income taxes is the money we receive from revenues, the royalties from oil and natural gas production of American resources."
"The federal government has no skill in managing the lands containing oil shale let alone determining what the technology should and shouldn't be."
"This is a shame on so many levels as this industry holds the key for economic and national security."
"I guess I am like the average American that wonders why in the world America isn't harvesting its own resources to meet its own energy needs."
"Virginia is one of the only States that has a comprehensive energy plan."
"What I believe the American people are seeing clearly now is that perhaps it is our fellow countrymen and countrywomen serving us in the armed forces that are rare, precious and endangered."
"Let me be clear, we welcome reasonable environmental planning to the table of planning the oil shale industry, but I think more emphasis going forward will be placed on American lives, American jobs a..."
"I am hoping to help be a driver of change influencing better technology and also convincing my environmental friends that the time has come to stop catalyzing wars for oil overseas by blocking domesti..."
"I am both shocked and alarmed at your verbal testimony and your written testimony that has been entered into the record."
"So is it safe to say that, contrary to what Director Pizarchik told members of this Committee 2 weeks ago about the 2008 stream buffer zone rule being a rollback, that is false?"
"placing the President's prayer, D-Day prayer, on the World War II Memorial will necessarily dilute this elegant memorial's central message"