Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, last month we heard some productive talk from the President during his State of the Union Address. His acknowledgement that we need increased domestic production of oil and natural gas was quite promising. Or, maybe his commitment ``to fight obstruction with action.'' Those types of words are always welcome in this Chamber. Unfortunately, the President's action, or lack thereof, continues to fall short of the rhetoric. Mr. Speaker, there continues to be a great divide between the words in the speech the President delivers and his actual actions or leadership. Despite a pledged commitment to energy security, this administration has worked to counter attempts at making America's energy future more secure. The President's denial of the Keystone XL pipeline, which has the potential to create thousands of jobs and add to our energy security, is just the latest example. Between the energy resources that would be provided by a constructed, completed Keystone pipeline and the domestic natural gas fields in the United States that are in production right now, we could shut off the valve of dependency on Middle East oil. In the House, we've advanced dozens of bills to expand domestic resource production and encourage new job creation, almost all of which have been denied consideration by the Senate. With any hope, the President will meet his commitment to fight obstruction with action by calling on the Senate to work with the House on these important initiatives.…”