"I think it's a lovely idea, but it will not pass the Congress. I live in a world of realities. The policy of our country is that we can drill our way to independence. I think that's a march to folly."

"We're not the States of America; we're the United States of America. If states don't get what they need, we're not going to have a successful plan, period."

"I'm a free market person, a free trader. But if we had a market in California, there would be competition."