Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
Peter Anthony DeFaziois the U.S. Representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district, serving since 1987. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes Eugene, Springfield, Roseburg and part of Corvallis. As Oregon's most senior member of Congress, he is the dean of Oregon's House of Representatives delegation. A native of Massachusetts and a veteran of the United States Air Force Reserves, he previously served as a county commissioner in Lane County, Oregon...
oil america commodity
The crude oil market, unlike every other commodity in America, is virtually unregulated.
military believe mass-destruction
To the contrary, I believe the U.S. military has already done all that has been asked of them. Saddam Hussein is on trial. The threat from alleged weapons of mass destruction programs in Iraq has been neutralized.
military iraq renounce
The U.S. must renounce any U.S. interest in constructing permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.
oil free-market
There is no free market in oil.
iraq unity force
The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force.
training force should
The training and equipping of Iraqi security forces should be accelerated.
country commitment home
Similarly, establishing a firm timeline for bringing our troops home could accelerate the development of Iraqi security forces and deepen their commitment to defending their own country and their own government.
war men tyrants
Saddam Hussein was a brutal tyrant. I am glad he is now on trial for crimes against humanity. But, opposition to a dictator is not the measure I use when deciding whether to send our men and women in uniform off to war and possible death.
years oil increase
In crude oil trading, we have seen a 46 percent increase over 1 year in the margins there.
years oil america
Of the 55 refineries closed in America in the last 10 years, they were all closed for economic reasons, mostly oil company mergers. Not a single one was closed for environmental purposes or objections.
tired iraq majority
Even the majority of the Sunnis have grown tired of foreign terrorists operating in Iraq.
book oil would-be
About 75 percent of the crude oil marketed here is sold off the books, and they are doing trades that would be illegal if it was a regulated market, and of course they do not want to regulate it.
size harvest illegal
Given the large size of the illegal harvest, ... I find it difficult to understand how this could have been a casual oversight.
running made deficit
Essentially, when we run a deficit, we are borrowing money to buy things that are made overseas.