of halliburton dick cheney within a few months of coming into office and as vice president he was pressuring the administrator of. christie todd whitman to exempt hydraulic fracking from safe drinking water act regulations my own point of view as a technician. i just thought it very alarming that he be a technically had described how toxic these materials are toxic at the point of injection and still come out with a summary that says they don't need to be reported or regulated. and that led me in the fall of zero four to object on technical grounds then the inspector general of e.p.a. began an investigation of my complaints. and several months into that congress took the report from e.p.a. saying that fracking did not present a risk. along with other information and exempted hydraulic fracking from regulation under the safe drinking water act that lays you and i as the american public in this position we cannot know what the industry injects in our land when it is exempt from being reported. down the colorado river about nine miles to the west of silt is the town of rifle. boy. and thus. thi

dick cheney. he was the ceo of halliburton prior to becoming george bush's running mate. [applause] ♪ [applause] >> thank you very much. mr. chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens, i am honored by your nomination, and i accept it. [applause] i know all of you want to join me in wishing him a speedy recovery. [applause] i thank you for giving such a warm welcome to lynne and me and our family. and, my friends in the wyoming delegation, i especially want to thank you for your support. the first campaign stop that lynne and i were privileged to make with governor and laura bush was in casper, wyoming, our home town, where lynne and i graduated from high school 41 years ago. the love and support and enthusiasm of the people of our home state, have buoyed our spirits and strengthened our resolve. we are going to win this election. we will prevail. i have to tell you that i never expected to be in this position. eight years ago, when i completed my years as secretary of defense, i loaded a u-haul truck and drove home to wyoming. i didn't plan on a return to public office. lyn