John Hoeven actually said...

"I have introduced two bills and co-sponsored a third with Senator Klobuchar aimed at addressing common sense energy efficiency reforms."

"So I would say that the unintended consequences to be very cautious in that bill or I should say, be very cautious of that particular rule."

"It's making it very difficult and very expensive for the coal fired electric industry to continue to operate their plants."

"We're exporting more coal than ever, and other parts of the world are using coal to produce energy with environmental stewardship that is not as good as the environmental stewardship in this country."