John Hoeven actually said...

"What is happening is you are either having to try to mine around you or you are holding up that mine, but it creates a real problem because they are still mining that area, they just have to skip the ..."

"It seems to me this ought to be figured out sooner versus later, like having a three-year moratorium to get a resolution of the problem."

"So you would say building a pipeline is a win in terms of more energy, a win in terms of jobs and a win for the environment because it is the safest way to transport energy?"

"And that energy production makes us competitive in other key sectors, right, like manufacturing, construction, all those other industry sectors that create good jobs as well, wouldn't you say?"