Political Quotes

“Mr. Roy is absolutely right. Before I turn it over to the gentleman from Texas, I want to prime the pump here a little bit. The Department of Energy was created for one sole purpose, one purpose and one purpose only: To make the United States energy independent. My good friend from the State of Texas just went through the list. We were energy independent about 1\3/4\ years ago. It took that long to not only make us energy dependent, but your bills are going through the roof. Look, I know that people will say, well, gas prices are actually coming down now. Ladies and gentlemen, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the President has been unloading that. It was created, set aside for natural disasters. What is happening right now today? What has been happening over the last 48 hours in our country with our friends from Florida, right? They might be able to use some of that, but, of course, it is at the lowest level it has been in the history of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It wasn't meant for political disasters. It was meant for national security and natural disasters. But yet, this is what is happening. If you don't like the look of your electricity bill now--now, when the weather is pretty temperate in the United States--just give it about 3 months and see how you are going to like it. You can blame it on one thing, one thing and one thing alone: The left, the Democratic left, the Democratic Party, and those in it that are forcing and imposing this on you.…”