Political Quotes

“the apologists for the oil industry tell us a lot of things in the Chamber. I hear people in the White House, I hear elected officials, I hear people who have been particularly friendly to the oil industry, campaign contributions, commentators in the media, who tell us a lot of things about why the price of gas has gone up, triple, basically, since President Bush has taken office; triple since the Iraq war began. The apologists for the oil industry have ascribed no blame to Wall Street speculators. They say the oil industry itself is blameless. They say it is all about the environment, it is all about something most people do not understand. What they say specifically when they ask a few questions, is: Wouldn't increasing offshore drilling lower gas prices? Wouldn't drilling in the Arctic Refuge lower gas prices? They say: Why can't we build more refineries in the United States? Let's for a moment talk about some of those questions they raise. First, President Bush's own Energy Department has said that increased drilling offshore would have, in its words, ``no significant impact on gas prices until the year 2030.''”