Maria Cantwell Oil Quotations

We need to make sure we have every tool in the toolbox to prohibit oil profiteers from taking advantage of this tragedy,

There is an average of over 500 oil spills a year on Alaskan North Slope, and over 4,000 spills in the last 10 years. Let's not pollute one of the great last refuges of America,

We need to give our children a future less dependent on fossil fuel, ... According to the Energy Department's latest analysis, even if oil companies drill in the wildlife refuge and hit peak production, it will only lower gas prices by a penny per gallon.

The bill gives oil companies a free ride with backdoor language that allows them to circumvent environmental laws, legal standards, federal agency oversight that every other business in America has to comply with. ... America wants a better energy plan than putting a sweetheart deal in the budget language,

Recently, the administration has rejected conservation attempts like more accurate fuel mileage for cars and bipartisan proposals for reducing our dependence on foreign oil by a million barrels a day.

The underlying bill is a sweetheart deal for oil companies that have made a record $30 billion in profits last quarter,

America wants a better energy plan than putting a sweetheart deal (for oil companies) in the budget,