06/08/2010
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"I want to really commend you for your extraordinary leadership joining with so many of us, both Democrats and Republicans to open up some additional acres of drilling that had been shut off to develop..."
"I don't believe the President could have made a better choice if he had looked all over the world, seriously, for a person to lead this Department than you."
"I look forward to seeing you down there again soon as we deal with other issues relating to the offshore."
"I just had a comment very, very briefly to follow up with Senator Sessions'."