Political Quotes

“I thank my friend, and I thank my neighbor from Pennsylvania as well. It's good to have a bipartisan discussion on an issue that is critical to this country--our energy independence and using our domestic reserves. In Pennsylvania, we have a unique circumstance, as does New York, in that $4 million is invested in producing each Marcellus shale well, and with 2,500 wells produced annually just in Pennsylvania, we're talking about $10 billion that is invested in Marcellus shale sites. That's money that's coming right back into Pennsylvania. That's money that would be coming back into New York if the gentleman had his way, which I would support. When we talk about natural gas--and we're going to get into the details, and we have gotten into the details of Marcellus shale, in particular, and what a great find this has been for the country--we think about ways that we can use the natural gas that results from Marcellus shale, things like natural gas-powered vehicles. We're going to have a discussion later in the year on an energy bill here in this Congress--it will be a bipartisan bill--as natural gas is going to be a critical part of our Nation's energy future. Think about the great work that the scientists are doing on the research and development of natural gas vehicles, on the production of natural gas vehicles, on the purchasing and conversion in the country, and on finding a way to give tax credits to consumers so they can convert their vehicles into natural gas operating.…”