Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you to my great colleague from the great State of West Virginia, a State that has been powering America for many years--in fact, from the very beginning. My thanks go to all of the great workers and coal miners in her State who have added to our economic opportunity, not just for the people in West Virginia but for the people of an entire region. That is one thing we forget--that in America a great miracle happens every day. We turn on a light switch and the lights come on. If that doesn't happen or if it is too expensive to turn on that light switch, we will not be the country that we are. With this regulation, I think what we have done is cede the all-important role of electrical security and energy security to an environmental agency that does not have the experience or expertise to understand what it takes to get an electron in the wire. I am proud to stand today with my colleague Senator Capito and introduce a bill to roll back the EPA rule on carbon emissions--that rule which threatens the supply of abundant, affordable, and reliable electricity in North Dakota. I pledge to register my displeasure through multiple channels. This legislation today is the most public way of expressing not just my frustration but the frustration and concern of my State regulators and my State utilities. Although this rule will have dramatic consequences across the country, it unfairly targets North Dakota utilities.…”