Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act of 2012. Every developed economy in the world looks to their own resources as assets to fuel their economic growth. Yet many folks in Washington view our domestic energy resources as a liability. Unelected and unaccountable Federal bureaucrats continue to dream up ways to lock up, restrict, tax, or otherwise regulate these assets away from benefiting the American people. This is an issue of critical importance for our economic security, our national security, our energy security, and most importantly for the opportunities that we hope to leave for future generations. We desperately need the stability that comes from unlocking access and tapping into our American energy resources. The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act does just that by allowing us to pursue an all-of-the-above energy plan that removes unwarranted government roadblocks to domestic energy production and supply. This bill will also help reduce our Federal deficits and our trade deficits. In the case of the former, it helps to reduce our Federal deficit in multiple ways: one, by growing the American economy and American jobs; two, by increasing royalties and lease payments to the Federal Treasury; and, three, by reducing the cost of our energy for the American economy.…”