Political Quotes

“Madam President, I rise today with my distinguished colleagues, both Republican and Democratic, on a bipartisan basis to urge approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Joining me today will be Senator Mary Landrieu from the great State of Louisiana, a Democrat; Republican Senator John Cornyn from Texas; Republican Senator John Boozman from Arkansas; Democratic Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia; Republican Senator John Barrasso from Wyoming; Democratic Senator Mark Begich from Alaska; and Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, also from Alaska. I emphasize that to show the bipartisan support for this critically important project. I also will have a statement from Senator Max Baucus of Montana, who has been leading this effort with me, in his case on the Democratic side of the aisle. He wasn't able to be here, but I do have a statement from Senator Baucus that I will read as well, and I appreciate very much his statement of support. You may have seen that the national gas price has now risen to an average of $3.62 per gallon. So the average price for gasoline today in the United States--and it continues to go up--is up to $3.62 a gallon. That is the highest it has ever been in the month of February. So that is a new record--not a record we want to make, either, but it is a record, the highest price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States that we have ever had in February.…”