Richard Burr actually said...

"In fact, the Southeast is one of the regions of the country that will see the most benefit from this proposal."

"Is the federal government simply going to tell those officials that they were wrong and simply didn't look closely enough?"

"The fact that we haven't proceeded forward is because we haven't had a comprehensive blueprint of energy policy for the future."

"As you can see, there's tremendous interest in this subject and the need for extended hearings..."