Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We hear about a cozy relationship, and that's interesting because when you go back and look at the worst oil spill in American history from British Petroleum, BP, and why it took this administration so long to come down on them, we find out that BP was the one oil company that was willing to support and endorse the administration's crap and trade bill. They were ready to come out and make a big deal out of it. And that's why--you talk about cozy relationships. Oh, yeah. That's not enough. This administration hired to help oversee these leases the person who was responsible under the Clinton administration for costing this country billions by taking out language that would have gotten us the royalties we should have had. But one of the problems we should never lose sight of, no matter how cozy the relationship was with the Clinton administration and BP and this administration and BP and the 800 hazardous safety violations they overlooked, was that this country's history has been one of integrity. You go back to the War of 1812. Banks in England had loaned this country's businesses money. And we had the War of 1812. It went on for a couple of years. After that war, we were struggling, but people that owed banks in England paid them anyway. The world took notice and said this is a country that can be trusted. When they give you their word, it means something.…”