John Hoeven actually said...

"It seems to me that if we can combine your effort... that would be of great benefit to the entire homeland security effort."

"I look forward to hearing more about your plans and views today, as well as how we move DHS to be more agile in responding to evolving threats."

"There's just a tremendous amount of regulation that has come out in regards to use of coal for energy production."

"I would encourage you to talk to farmers and ranchers, private landowners, as well as industries, the whole gamut of industry sectors on this rule, and I think you'll find that they're very concerned ..."