Thomas E. Petri: “I urge that this House not prefer one particular technology, which is currently the case, but allow a variety of…”

I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

We have all these options for drilling on Federal property, ways that we can use our domestic resources to keep from sending money overseas and bring our fuel costs down.

I applaud the administration and I applaud the other members of this committee who say, let's take a look at some other sources of revenue, including general revenues.

In closing, I would like to reiterate that this bill is about good government, about creating a regulatory environment that improves safety at a fraction of the cost, and ultimately about helping to revitalize an American industry. I…