Conservation is an American value, and it is lacking from this bill. Jim Costa More Quotes by Jim Costa More Quotes From Jim Costa 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 explorationweeklimitslong 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 nationnewlightbusiness The financial report makes it very clear that if we got into honest budgeting today, that in fact we would find ourselves with a much larger deficit than we have today. Jim Costa findclearfinancialtoday Should we attempt border security first, which I believe we should, we still need to face the fact that comprehensive reform is necessary. This must include a guest worker program and dealing with the 11 million people who are here today that are contributing to our economy. Jim Costa facetodaybelievepeople Our current energy policy is bankrupt. Jim Costa currentourpolicyenergy As a matter of fact, if you do not take into account, as Congressman Ross just stated, the Social Security surplus, our fiscal deficit, ladies and gentlemen, is over $700 billion today. Jim Costa yousecuritymattertoday Well, if it's not a priority for him, then maybe it's just not a priority period, it's a priority for me. Jim Costa
