Tom Harkin actually said...

"I want to applaud you, Senator Murkowski, for recognizing this in your proposed language that requires any proposed offshore oil and gas production, to use pipelines to shore-based facilities rather t..."

"It will be valuable to have a commissioner with John's knowledge, his background, his expertise."

"I have always admired him for what he did during the 1980s for our family farmers."

"He has a profound understanding of energy issues and their impacts on ordinary Americans."