Political Quotes

“I thank our colleague from West Virginia for his tremendous leadership. I know that will continue. He is right. If we don't win the battle today, we will win the war because we will find another bill to attach this legislation to. But the thing is that we ought to pass it on its merits, as the Senator so eloquently explained. I will now turn to the head of the energy committee, somebody who is truly committed to an ``all of the above'' energy approach and demonstrates that leadership on the ``all of the above'' approach every day in this body and certainly in her leadership of our energy committee. That is why she speaks on this issue in a way that should have everyone listening to her. Whether she is speaking about fossil fuels, traditional energy or renewables, this is a Senator who has supported all of these and has great creditability on this issue. I turn to my colleague from Alaska.”