On the recordMarch 27, 2012
I am surprised myself. I hope when we do go home constituents in all of our States will say: Stop the bumper sticker politics on the floor of the Senate and get down to passing an energy bill. I think we most certainly, if we stop electioneering and start legislating, could actually do that. Now the Senator from Alaska and I--and I have been here a few years longer than the Senator, but he has been a most welcome addition to this issue because he is knowledgeable. He comes from a State that is larger than almost half of the lower 48. His State is rich in resources. I have had the great pleasure to go to Alaska. I am looking forward to traveling there again this summer and actually going to the North Slope because in Louisiana we build many of the ships that actually operate in Alaska for their exploration activities.
