Opening up the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), the Artic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR), and more federal lands to oil companies for drilling is not the solution to our energy policy. Currently, there are over 68 millions acres of federal land and water under lease to oil and gas companies that have not been fully developed for production. In fact, of all the oil and gas believed to exist in the OCS, between 79 and 82 percent of it is on land that is already under lease. That's why I supported H.R. 6251, the Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act, which would require the oil industry to produce on the leases they already have or risk losing the right to bid on future leases. Unfortunately, Republican obstructionism prevented this legislation from passing the House when a vote was taken in June. The solution to our energy policy lies in a multi-faceted approach that emphasizes conservation over exploitation, renewable resources over fossil fuels, and planning for the future over clinging to the failed policies of the past.
Yeah, but you know what? The “dolts” in Woolsey district will vote him in again and again. So whose the idiot?