I have a list here of studies where they have looked at what would happen to the price in the United States at retail for gasoline, and... have all concluded that if we allowed our oil to be exported, there would be no increase in the…

Would you agree that if we were to let our domestic oil potentially be exported, that it would, at a minimum, keep prices from going up on world markets?

If you will send one of your crack aids to the Republican Study Committee Taskforce on Energy Seminar this afternoon, you will hear 4 or 5 experts all say that if we allow our oil to be exported, U.S. production will stabilize and probably…

If we let the producers have the option of putting that oil on the world market, the consumer in the United States could potentially benefit from the world price going down.

I would say Moniz is money. So not superstar but money.

We need to allow for those differences at the legislative level, but also at the regulatory level at FERC.

Texas is an anomaly because of ERCOT. Two-thirds of our power generation and our consumption is intrastate, within the State, and is controlled by the State.

If that is the case, as we are coming up with this national bill, do we have the responsibility to allow for regional differences in these standards and requirements?

I support the discussion draft's increased authority for the FERC if the FERC will use it.

I just want to say amen to the Governor of Maine. Move to Texas. We like your attitude.

If we are going to shut down all these coal plants... we are going to have to replace them at some point in time with some other kind of plant.