Gerry Connolly actually said...

"If the goal is to lessen our reliance on foreign oil, especially from areas of the world that are problematic for lots of different reasons, frankly everything has got to be on the table."

"Why would we build new refineries in Port Arthur, Texas if the purpose was solely for domestic consumption?"

"Material submitted for the record by the Honorable Gerald E. Connolly"

"The Canadian Government knows how to communicate with the United States Government, and frankly that is not through a hearing of this subcommittee."