Political Quotes

“This is one more example where the other side is playing politics with American energy and American job creation. At a time, Mr. Speaker, when Iran is threatening a global energy meltdown, the Middle East is undergoing numerous uprisings, China's thirst for oil is growing and our consumers are facing rising prices at the pump, it's time to secure our own future with American-made energy. The other side talks about energy security. This legislation, the underlying legislation, offers real opportunity to expand our domestic energy production and secure our Nation. The other side talks about Federal revenue. This legislation would bring in billions of dollars to the Federal and State governments and bring tens of billions of dollars of investment into this country. Most importantly, Mr. Speaker, while the other side talks about creating jobs for Americans, this legislation will create hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs for American workers. And while the other side cheapens these jobs by calling them temporary, we call these jobs what they really are--American jobs. The underlying legislation sets out a commonsense action plan to secure our future, create jobs, and increase Federal revenue and investment into this country. Oppose this motion to recommit and vote ``no,'' and vote ``yes'' on the underlying legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore.…”