We consume about 25 percent of the world's oil every year, but we only have reserves, including that which has not been pumped, of about 3 percent of the oil reserves in the world.

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I am a relatively new Member to this Chamber, and it is troublesome to me...

I am a relatively new Member to this Chamber, and it is troublesome to me...

There is no excuse for this administration shielding information about Iraq and the fact that...

There is no excuse for this administration shielding information about Iraq and the fact that...

Investing in industries and technology for the 21st century generates high-skilled, high-wage jobs for industries...

Investing in industries and technology for the 21st century generates high-skilled, high-wage jobs for industries...

Tolerance is carved into the rostrum of the U.S. House of Representatives and intolerance should...

Tolerance is carved into the rostrum of the U.S. House of Representatives and intolerance should...

Healing is a moral thing to do.

Healing is a moral thing to do.

Renewable energy also creates more jobs than other sources of energy - most of these...

Renewable energy also creates more jobs than other sources of energy - most of these...

Things are difficult enough about Iraq without the Federal Government suppressing the truth about Iraq.

Things are difficult enough about Iraq without the Federal Government suppressing the truth about Iraq.

The fact is that we cannot drill our way to independence. We cannot drill our...

The fact is that we cannot drill our way to independence. We cannot drill our...

Back in the mid-1970s, we adopted some fairly ambitious goals to improve efficiency of our...

Back in the mid-1970s, we adopted some fairly ambitious goals to improve efficiency of our...

But most importantly, we can all be donors. It does not matter how old you...

But most importantly, we can all be donors. It does not matter how old you...

Unfortunately, bureaucratic problems at the federal level are causing many other small Washington companies to...

Unfortunately, bureaucratic problems at the federal level are causing many other small Washington companies to...

With millions of family wage manufacturing jobs lost since 2001, we need an energy bill...

With millions of family wage manufacturing jobs lost since 2001, we need an energy bill...

I reflect back 35 years ago, and look how far we have come in America...

I reflect back 35 years ago, and look how far we have come in America...

Because the sad fact is that the Enron Corporation and others manipulated with unfortunately great...

Because the sad fact is that the Enron Corporation and others manipulated with unfortunately great...

So we are now still dependent on foreign oil, have a problem with global warming,...

So we are now still dependent on foreign oil, have a problem with global warming,...

We had some major successes and we did so because the country embraced the spirit...

We had some major successes and we did so because the country embraced the spirit...

The 1st Congressional District contains almost half of the biotech and biomedical companies in Washington,...

The 1st Congressional District contains almost half of the biotech and biomedical companies in Washington,...

If this ice melts in Greenland it can shut down the Gulf Current.

If this ice melts in Greenland it can shut down the Gulf Current.

The need to help spread democracy and the ability to do that will be much...

The need to help spread democracy and the ability to do that will be much...

Third issue, and again I think it is important to note, anyone can make a...

Third issue, and again I think it is important to note, anyone can make a...