Addiction We have seen what the dependence and addiction to foreign oil has done to us economically. - Ron Kind
Water Will Government In addition, the oil royalties the Federal Government does not collect from big oil will starve the Land and Water Conservation Fund of critical financial resources. - Ron Kind
Importance Successful The key to any successful plan is buy-in from the public, and what this process has demonstrated is the importance of including citizens in formulating a consensus plan that preserves our beautiful refuge. - Ron Kind
Now Right Being Today Government Right now, a majority of the debt is owed to foreign interests, Japan being the largest purchaser of government debt today, soon to be surpassed by China as the number one purchaser of our debt in this Nation. - Ron Kind
Legislation Will In the underlying bill, I think the authors of the legislation, those in support of it, understand the use of the Mississippi River. Yes, there is commercial navigation on it, and there will be tomorrow. - Ron Kind
Old Years Most of the locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River system are over 60 years old and many are in serious need of repair and rehabilitation. - Ron Kind
Opportunity In the coming year, I believe we can make sure America lives up to its legacy as a land of opportunity if the President is willing to back up his rhetoric with substance. - Ron Kind
Addiction We appropriately compared the lifestyle to that of drug addiction and alcoholism - lifestyles that one would be encouraged to seek help to leave - never encouraged to stay in. - Stephen Bennett
Addiction It's an addiction... and addiction is something I should know something about. - Keith Richards
Addiction Although the Chinese had used opium as a medicine, there was no widespread addiction before the British arrived. - Robert Trout
Addiction We clearly need to break our addiction on Saudi Arabian oil that is a security threat to the United States. - Jay Inslee
Addiction Today Despite the previous efforts of Congresses, our addiction to foreign oil, as the President stated, is greater today than ever before. That dependency is a threat to our national security, and we must address that threat. - Jim Costa