Russert Would've Wanted Offshore Drilling, Says Congressman Issa (VIDEO)

Russert Would've Wanted Offshore Drilling, Says Congressman Issa (VIDEO)

Invoking Tim Russert on the day of his funeral, California Rep. Darrell Issa (R), called for the revocation of the offshore oil drilling ban. As congressmen shared their memories of the late NBC newsman, Issa used his time on the floor to claim that Russert's tough, unbiased moderation style would set free the truth about offshore drilling.

Issa:

I think Tim Russert would have been just the right guy to hold people accountable who would talk about the 68 million acres that are 'inactive' when in fact 41 million are under current lease and use and are producing millions of barrels of natural gas and oil a day.

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I'm going to miss Tim Russert because this debate is too important not to have a fact oriented, unbiased moderator who can in fact bring to bear the truth that we need to have.

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