I know the word 'privatization' has been used. I did not use it.
I spoke on the floor of the Senate a number of times about general aviation and its importance to this country.
I have no interest in injuring business aviation, general aviation, or small airports.
You know, I do not know that I can offer you much advice except to say we have painted ourselves into a fiscal policy corner.
Now, we need to change. We need to do it quickly and effectively.
We now rank 41st in the world in terms of siting projects.
I sponsored the Keystone XL pipeline legislation which we passed in the Senate with well more than 60 votes.
Our permitting system in this country is way out of date.
Pipelines are, by far, the safest way, the most efficient way to move a product.
Wouldn't it make sense to have just one regulator? Have the state be a primary regulator?
I always believe the states are in the best position to do that.
So we can get billions invested, a growing economy, and job creation by giving certainty to industry.
The President has vetoed that legislation and held the decision up for six years.
We have heard a lot about that today.
That's the way it should be, and I agree with you, Senator.
We have to reauthorize the Commodity Exchange Act, and so I guess what I would like to hear from each of you are what are the most important...
having appropriate end-user provisions is absolutely critical to that tool that is essential to the success of their organizations.
the great concerns that the American public has with the whole system of what happened in 2008... is that all of the bad actors... do not ev...
