Hydraulic fracking is very much a necessary part of the future of natural gas.

It's a new day at the Department of Interior, and we need to examine what makes the most sense for the American people. These are American resources and American treasures, and we need to make sure we're providing the right kind of protection, oversight and stewardship of these resources for the American people.

People who are running for office mislead the American people by saying that there's a three-point plan or a bumper sticker kind of way of bringing down gasoline prices. The fact of the matter is that nobody can do that. The price of oil is set on the global economy. People who have looked at this closely and hard know that's the case.

I would say to everybody that hydraulic fracking is safe.

I think Gov. Romney and Congressman Ryan are living in a fairly tale land on their energy policy.

In the West, you take people at their word.

Liability does apply with respect to the amount of the oil spill.