Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I would like to thank the Senator from Montana for offering this amendment and to speak strongly in support of the amendment. In 2015, S. 1 authorized the Keystone Pipeline. So we have voted on this before, and we have approved it. We need to do it again. Look, whether you are for traditional sources of energy or renewable sources of energy or both, we need the infrastructure to move it around the country as safely as possible in an environmentally sound way on a dependable basis. That means we need transmission lines, and we need pipelines. Let's come together. Let's continue to build our energy future, not to mention the 11,000-plus jobs directly involved in working on this pipeline. But for energy independence and energy security for our country, for good- paying jobs, energy is foundational to everything we do in our economy. Let's support this amendment. I yield back to Senator Tester. Additional Cosponsor”