The President ruled and deferred the decision because of the elections coming up this November.

The Keystone pipeline... already brings Canadian oil sands crude across the border.

It was clear that something changed this past fall with the President's handling of the Keystone XL pipeline.

I know at least one other has, since Solyndra, and I am told that there are a number of others that are on the problem list.

In my opening statement I referenced the alternative energy budget and specifically said concerns about the Loan Guarantee Program.

I continue to be concerned about Solyndra. I continue to believe that that project has been mismanaged by your department.

It is obvious that some of that money hasn't been too well spent.

Concerning this independent advisor you just referenced, has he prepared--and if so, could you present to the committee for our review--a list of the additional loan guarantees and the status of those?

Well, do you think that the American taxpayer should have a reasonable expectation that all of these loans should be repaid as opposed to any loan that is made is just money down the tubes and it is not going to be repaid.

it is obvious that part of the solution is to drill more here in the United States.

gasoline prices are going up. He said it was 3.99 a gallon in Michigan, and in my hometown of Ennis, Texas, it was 3.58 a gallon, so come to Texas and you will save 40 cents.