John Hoeven actually said...

"the Keystone XL pipeline will lower gas prices, not may will lower gas prices"

"But the reality is to get to that all of the above that means we have to try to develop all of them, not pick winners and losers."

"From an energy standpoint the concept of North American energy independence isn't this a plan that gives us the opportunity to truly get to all of the above?"

"this is a $7 billion private sector investment, not one penny of government spending"