Mike Enzi: “even if the Office of White House Counsel doesn't think so, they should have a chance to see who is playing with their…”

“even if the Office of White House Counsel doesn't think so, they should have a chance to see who is playing with their livelihoods. In spite of the White House position, the Secretary of Interior had the nerve to call energy companies ``un-American in their attempts to mislead the American public.'' Remember, they are the only ones disclosing figures. They are the only ones from whom you can get the model, all of the math, and an explanation. They are the ones sharing data. The Secretary of Interior had the nerve to call them ``un-American in their attempts to mislead the American people.'' He further asserted that they were engaged in ``a conspiracy to distort the facts.'' They are the only ones sharing facts. I will repeat that. They were called ``un-American in their attempts to mislead the American people.'' There are a lot of people working in coal and oil fields in my State, over 20,000 of them. Mr. President, 20,000 people is 6 percent of all the people working in Wyoming. More important, it is over 10 percent of the private sector employees. These are the people who work for energy companies. These are the people Mr. Babbitt claims are ``un-American.'' I think they are worried about their jobs. They are worried about laying off their employees. They are worried about their own families and all the other families who survive in our towns because of energy production.”