Richard Pombo
Richard Pombo
Richard William Pombois a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented California's 11th congressional district from 1993 to 2007. Pombo lost a reelection bid to Democratic challenger Jerry McNerney on November 7, 2006...
alaska state stay underlying
assures me the state of Alaska will stay with the 50-50 that is in the underlying bill.
course sound statistics successful
Do these sound like the statistics of a successful law? Of course not,
act current endangered knew needed species
We knew the Endangered Species Act had problems, ... We knew there were things that needed to get fixed, that weren't working in current law.
authority deep including power prevent resource states ultimate waters
the states should have ultimate authority over resource production, including the power to prevent it, in the deep waters off their coasts.
owners private property
Private property owners have to be part of the solution,
broken deal trying
Obviously, we're approaching this differently than we have in the past, ... trying to deal with a broken system.
believe best chance country energy face guys increase last looking natural production shortage
A lot of guys were really upset. Looking at what we face as a country right now, with escalating energy prices, the shortage of natural gas, a lot of guys believe that this is our last best chance to increase American production of energy.
america domestic increase month mother nature proved supply vulnerable
This month Mother Nature proved just how vulnerable America is to supply disruptions, ... We must do more to increase and to diversify domestic supplies.
critical current habitat help system thirty
Thirty years of critical habitat have done very little if anything to help species, ... The current system does not work.
aggressive consumers domestic energy generate increasing measure raises revenue sam supplies taxpayers time uncle
This is an aggressive deficit-cutting measure that raises revenue for Uncle Sam so Uncle Sam doesn't take it from the taxpayers themselves. We will generate these new revenues by increasing domestic energy supplies at a time when American consumers need them most.
care dams following law systems trying whatever work
You're not excusing them from following the law, you're just trying to make the law work so that they can take care of the levee systems or the dams or whatever it is,
bring diverse energy future increased lead prevent price supplies
This legislation will lead to increased and more diverse U.S. energy supplies to prevent disruptions and to bring future price relief,
focus owners property recovery species whatever willing
I am willing to do whatever we can to put the focus on recovery and do what we can to recover these species as long as my property owners are protected,
address court issue necessary reached tested underlying
I'm told this is also an issue that has been tested in court and a settlement has been reached and it's not necessary to address the issue in the underlying bill,