Until we have an energy policy that uses the energy that we can produce, that has more certainty and more dependability within this Nation or this continent, we are going to contin...
I don't think any private concern is going to be able to do that without kind of a quasi public-private.
In order to do that, we have to be more certain of what we can do in this country and less dependent on the foreign oil ...
Again, the frustration that Senator Landrieu had is that, basically, we are just concerned about our dependency on forei...
The frustration is, is that the bureaucracy is it is not getting acted on.
We are moving forward with holding annual lease sales in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
The President announced that we would be holding 3 lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico by June 30th of next year.
I think that would be very bad public policy.
So CCS is about the only viable option that we have right now?
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To all of you, thank you for being here.
But the reality is is the Federal Government is not giving any permits. We're not expanding. You can't build anything. Y...