"I find it frankly a little offensive that people who don't have to worry about filling up their gas tank or what they buy when they go to the supermarket think it's somehow illegitimate to provide relief for ... millions and millions of Americans."

"It's true, it'll take a few years. But remember, we did pass the bill once and Bill Clinton vetoed it. We should have that oil today. If we start now, we could really return the concept of producing at least a substantial portion of our own oil and restore our economy as we do it."

-- Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens on a GOP move to drill for more oil in Alaska.