Political Quotes

“The United States imports over 60 percent of all the oil we consume, most of which is used for vehicles. OPEC alone exports 2 billion barrels per year to the United States. At a cost of $90 per barrel, approximate current price, this represents a $180 billion tax that our oil dependence imposes on American consumers. Some OPEC countries that profit from our oil dependence are listed by the State Department as sponsors of terrorism, Madam Chairman. Fortunately, we're using Clean Air Act amendments to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. In April, automakers joined auto workers and President Obama to announce a landmark fuel efficiency standard that will improve auto efficiency 30 percent by 2016. These standards will save Americans $3,000 per vehicle for each car purchased in 2016 or later and reduce our oil dependence by 77 billion gallons over the life of the vehicles produced between 2012 and 2016. This efficiency improvement will keep $9.9 billion from being sent to OPEC countries. Americans cannot afford, Madam Chairman, to send more money to Libya and Iran. I urge my colleagues to reject this attack on the Clean Air Act.”