We have for too long put vast oil and na... by Jim Costa | We Heart Quotes

Politician Environment congressman Agriculture California

We have for too long put vast oil and natural gas reserves off limits to exploration and production, as The Washington Post editorial stated this week.

- Jim Costa

Other quotes by Jim Costa

Business

This Department of Treasury, run by this administration, using the same tried and true accounting methods that every business in America uses, cast new light on the fiscal severity that our Nation is facing, what some would call a mess.

- Jim Costa

Value American

Conservation is an American value, and it is lacking from this bill.

- Jim Costa

Fact

I fully appreciate the fact that George W. Bush won 49% of my district.

- Jim Costa

Crime

The Crime Victims Fund is distributed to service providers who assist millions of crime victims annually throughout our communities in a host of ways. It is paid for by fines levied on criminals, not taxpayers.

- Jim Costa

Children

Sadly, every year hundreds of children are victimized by a convicted sexual offender. Convicted predators should be put in prison where they belong and kept away from our Nation's children.

- Jim Costa

Time

In coming to the Congress as a new Member and becoming a fellow Blue Dog, we have had an opportunity to share and really spend a great deal of time in examining the challenges that our Nation finds itself in in getting its fiscal house in order.

- Jim Costa

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