"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 is voluntary on a State basis."
"The allegation that we made, the Republicans, is that you're discriminatory against us--against the Republicans."
"This is a really, really good bill. I hope we have a great hearing."
"I was very heartened by the opening comments of Mr. Rush and Mr. Pallone."
"We are just trying to adopt the SPR to the modern situation."
"I don't want to speak for the Department of Energy, but the draft legislation allows, without going through the appropriation process, funds generated by using this facility for private purposes to be..."
"I want to thank Congressman Rush for working with me as one of the two lead bipartisan sponsors."
"But I also think I speak for the majority and the minority that we hope that this is something that can move reasonably expeditiously and that means actually end up in a bill the President signs in th..."
"It doesn't change the basic mission statement. It doesn't change the authorized level of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve."
"I am a little bit skeptical if we are doing this simply because we don't like natural gas power, we don't like coal power, we don't like nuclear power, because that would be an added cost that somebod..."