On the recordFebruary 16, 2012
Reclaiming my time, I believe that we should open all areas where there are potential resources. I would just remind my good friend from California that you could make the same argument in Alaska, and yet we drill off the coast in Alaska. You can make the same case that there are fault lines in southern California, and the gentleman knows very, very well that there are huge potential resources in southern California. So the answer to the gentleman's question is, yes. I believe that we should keep these resources open for potential, and that's what the underlying bill does. But I will yield to the gentleman if he wants to comment.
