every single day. gregg: louisiana senator date vittert is a republican. member of the senate environment and public works committee. he joins us live. senator, thanks for taking a moment. >> sure, gregg. gregg: you have to have 60 votes. you don't have it. so realistically what can congress do? >> we keep talking about the issue with the american people because i think we're making gains every day. and i think yesterday's vote was proof of that. so i think we're getting there. i think we will get there eventually because this is a no-brainer in terms of a project. in terms of policy. gregg: right. you know the president continues to insist he has quote, no responsibility for oil prices and thus in turn gasoline prices but here are the stats. i looked them up this morning from the american petroleum institute. leases on federal lands in the west are down 44%. >> right. gregg: permits and new well drilling are down 39% compared to 2007. a 57% drop in monthly