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 do care about the mercury contamination which this country will be experiencing because of...

I do care about the mercury contamination which this country will be experiencing because of...

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.

Healing is a moral thing to do.

Healing is a moral thing to do.

We clearly need to break our addiction on Saudi Arabian oil that is a security...

We clearly need to break our addiction on Saudi Arabian oil that is a security...

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...

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...

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.

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...

What is a fish without a river? What is a bird without a tree to...

What is a fish without a river? What is a bird without a tree to...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

Tolerance is the value that was selected to put on here, and tolerance is as...

Tolerance is the value that was selected to put on here, and tolerance is as...

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...

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...

We need to get our sons and daughters home and their responsibility for the security...

We need to get our sons and daughters home and their responsibility for the security...

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...

Lincoln said that the Patent Office adds the flame of interest to the light of...

Lincoln said that the Patent Office adds the flame of interest to the light of...