On the recordJuly 7, 2015
In response to some of the comments that were never made, I would like to offer five points. Number one is BLM doesn't have the statutory authority to do the actions that they tried to. The Federal Court was right in granting an injunction. The EPA and the Department of Energy have both said that hydraulic fracturing is safe, and that is evidenced by the safe and efficient production of much more oil and gas on private and State lands while Federal production is going down. Again, this is a solution in search of a problem. So I would urge all my colleagues to vote ``no.''
