On the recordSeptember 18, 2014
I want you to hear that. We had a chance here. Republicans run this show. If we wanted to just jam something through, we could, but, when we talk about energy independence, we are not talking about Republicans and Democrats. We are talking about Americans. {time} 2000 We are talking about every family in this country. And what the gentleman from Nebraska has done is put together those commonsense ideas that have been agreed upon by both sides of the aisle--bipartisan votes, every one--and said let's not let this year expire without doing those things that we can do, agreeing on those things on which we can agree.
