host: bob latta is our guest, republican of ohio.are talking about the debt ceiling, the economy, and gas prices related to the economy. on your legislation, how do you streamline the process for these permits in the outer continental shelf? are you jettison in the reviews that were put into place after the bp oil spill? guest: we have a three-step process. one is for more risky types of permits. there is a three step process. the number one thing, we need somebody doing something. we cannot slow up the whole process. you can look at the world economy, especially with china -- the number two or the number one consumer or user of energy -- we cannot have that. the united states has got to produce more oil so we can take care of ourselves. host: without additional reviews on these companies, can you give the american people more confidence that the american people are prepared to respond to a summer oil spill that we saw last summer? guest: through the hayward testimony in energy and commerce -- a long, long tapering we have a problem

host: bob latta is our guest publican of ohio. we are talking about the debt ceiling the economy and gas prices related to the economy. on your legislation how do you streamline the process for these permits in the outer continental shelf? are you jettison in the reviews that were put into place after the bp oil spill? guest: we have a three-step process. one is for more risky types of permits. there is a three step process. the number one thing we need somebody doing something. we cannot slow up the whole process. you can ok at the world economy, especially with china -- the number two or the number one consumer or user of energy -- we cannot have that. the united states has got to produce more oil so we can take care of ourselves. host: without additional reviews on these companies can you give the american people more confidence that the american people are prepared to respond to a summer oil spill that we saw last summer? guest: through the hayward testimony in energy and commerce -- a long, long tapering we have a problem in