Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose the gentlelady's amendment, and I do so for several reasons. First of all, the renewable energy accounts, where the funds are taken from, have already been reduced by $113 million from the prior fiscal year. Frankly, those accounts are part of our future--of our future energy security for the country and, as I said in my opening statement, of the preservation of our liberty. With over 40 percent of our energy resources being imported, there is no higher priority than for us to diversify our energy portfolio and to reclaim our own economic and energy security. Further reduction in those accounts will have a detrimental impact not just in Montana, but across this country. In addition, the amendment, as I understand it, reduces Departmental administration by $6 million. Given my colleague's frustration with the Department's pace on many activities, including on the approval of our LNG export efforts, this seems to be a case of, really, making it much more difficult for the Department to do its job. Let me put on the record again that, just since 2003, in the last decade, our country has spent $2.3 trillion on importing foreign petroleum. This is a vast shift of wealth, and thousands upon thousands--literally millions of jobs--are evaporating from our country.…”