I think it is misleading to debate our energy independence based on geology, technological or economically achievable in the absence of other constraints.
I strongly support increasing our domestic production of oil and natural gas, and I fought this battle for years.
In June of this year, the House passed an appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security that cut funding for CFATS in half.
I would hope it would be something that would give you the resources to do your job.
I encourage my colleagues not to set us back now.
I cannot stress how important the success of the CFATS program is to my constituents who are the employees and live in the communities that ...
It is time to get these plants inspected and approved, and I hope that you have a deadline for doing so to report to us this morning.
I would just like the panel, if you would give us an opinion.
It is important to have an effective government program, though, that ensures chemical facilities are protected from a terrorist attack.
We want everybody at the table, you know, about whether it be the industry, small or large, but also the employees involved there.
At the time the President came into office, the financial system was almost in collapse.