Political Quotes

“I am sitting here and listening to Senator Klobuchar, and I am so proud of her work on the committee that I am fortunate enough to chair, the Environment and Public Works Committee. This committee is so interesting because we do everything from global warming legislation, protecting endangered species, to rebuilding the infrastructure of our Nation on the public works side. It is kind of an interesting divide, because when it comes to rebuilding the infrastructure, we have more bipartisan support right now than for protecting the environment; where Senator Warner, on global warming, has frankly been our hero on the other side of the aisle, joining with us. But on the infrastructure, Senator Inhofe and I have worked very closely together, and with the help of members of the committee, such as Senator Klobuchar, we are making progress. Before the good Senator leaves the floor, I wanted to make sure she was aware of something in this bill that is so crucial and is very much apropos to her reminding us about the bridge collapse in Minnesota.”