I welcome you and have been able to see firsthand from not too far away your successful tenure as Governor.
I want to tell you how happy I am that you were nominated.
I have heard from people in northern Minnesota, both loggers as well as environmentalists, of the concern about the budget for the U.S. Fore...
I think it is very important that we keep this infant industry going.
We can work hand in hand with job creation in the energy area through climate change policy.
I just think is sort of a pathetic example of how the Federal Government is lagging behind.
I just want to reiterate, we have had a big bipartisan effort in our State on renewable fuels and alternative energy.
I think we have come to be convinced that the answer may not just be E85, it may be just lower level blends in all of our fuel.
I think we talked about that yesterday when you and I talked.
I just couldn't believe. One of my worst memories of this time period was sitting out there secretly reading that endangerment finding.
I have been very concerned in the last 8 years that the EPA has been operating in an evidence-free zone.