Political Quotes

“our committee, under the leadership of Senator Domenici, is putting forward a proposal. I spoke with him today. This bill does not, in my judgment--and I hope he concurs eventually--conflict in any way with the objectives he is trying to achieve. He is a man who thinks forwardly and is so knowledgeable on the question of energy, the domestic situation here and the worldwide implication, and I think eventually he will be looking at something, and this may be a vehicle on which the Energy Committee will focus as they take the next step and begin to recognize the need to have some offshore drilling. I thank my colleague on the Energy Committee. I conclude my remarks by saying I am proud of the State of Virginia and its legislature. In the last session of the Virginia State legislature in the year 2005, both houses passed legislation authorizing precisely what we have here. In other words, let us go out and take a look at the shelf, find out what may or may not be off the coast of Virginia, and determine the accessibility and the feasibility and interest among industry to come and participate in the drilling. But, unfortunately our former Governor--and I get along very well with Governor Warner--for reasons which he expressed, felt at this time the legislation shouldn't go forward in this session of the Virginia General Assembly. Again, the Senate stepped forward and passed legislation along the lines of what the General Assembly of Virginia did last year.…”