11/21/2011
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"We are hopeful that as these projects go through this permitting process we can gather some lessons learned that would allow us to make this process run more smoothly and more efficiently."
"As expected the Senate did not pass President Obama's jobs bill. Forty-nine senators voted against it tonight, leaving Democrats 10 votes short of moving the bill forward."
"Republican vote to add a 5.6 percent surtax on incomes over $1 million U.S."
"President Obama demanded an up or down vote from the Senate on his jobs bill and he got it."