It's a very misunderstood piece of legislation.

They reached such a stalemate that they couldn't reach a supermajority on any of the major issues,

As long as Congress doesn't change the rules of the game, there's only so far the states can go.

A lot of states were likely to follow their lead,

Ultimately it's not serious in any way as proposed legislation, but it's very serious with regard to what the committee's real alternatives are, ... The chairman is actively working to make sure that it's ANWR -- and (the Arctic refuge) alone.

The introduction of this legislation has been delayed for a few years. We are going to try to push this forward.