On Alaskan oil drilling, Mr. Schumer said it would take years before new crude started flowing, and that the oil generated would have a negligible affect on gasoline prices.

• 在阿拉斯加的石油勘探问题上，舒默参议员说，新的油田投产需要很多年的时间，而那里生产的石油对于汽油价格的影响将是微乎其微的。