"If America is going to continue to be a leader in the global economy, then we must act like economic leaders."
"We must invest in our small businesses and in economic development for hard hit communities."
"We have to invest in our waterways and the maintenance of them to make sure that we can compete."
"Maintaining the Mississippi River will lower shipping costs, allowing U.S. growers, producers, and manufacturers to compete."
"the amount of oil and natural gas produced from our public lands has gone up every year of the Obama Administration. Period."
"the Republican energy policy amounts to nothing more than beating a dead horse."
"Clean Energy can catch up because it is incredibly fast."
"the longer we let Clean Energy run, the cheaper it gets."
"Clean Energy can win this race, Mr. Chairman."
"There is nothing so American as our national parks. The fundamental idea behind the parks is that the country belongs to the people."
"I can't over-emphasize the importance of this, not just to New Jersey, but to the whole nation."
"I hate to see a 30 percent cut in your historic preservation programs."