There have been tens of thousands of wells in Colorado that have used hydraulic fracturing to increase their productivity, and we can't find anywhere in Colorado a single example of the actual process of fracturing that has polluted groundwater.
Governor Hickenlooper asserts hydraulic fracturing hasn't polluted groundwater in Colorado.
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Mr. Chairman, can I inquire how much time I still have. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 1 minute remaining.
Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Kuster), who is an original cosponsor of the amendment and has worked very hard on it.
That's hard to stomach. We wouldn't be having this discussion if there wasn't a general agreement that your company has discriminated against conservatives, most of whom happen to be Republican.
It doesn't change the basic mission statement. It doesn't change the authorized level of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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