Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator from Alaska again for being here today talking about the importance of moving forward with the Keystone XL Pipeline project and, again, for her leadership on energy issues. She is our ranking member on Energy. I think no matter whom you talk to, she is absolutely inclusive when she talks about energy development, all aspects--the energy development, the environmental stewardship, the jobs, developing all types of energy. She brings tremendous knowledge and experience to energy issues. So I would urge the administration to listen to one of the leading voices in energy in our country, and that is Senator Murkowski, and ask them to approve this project. The senior Senator from Montana could not be here today but did ask that I express his strong support for the Keystone XL project--Senator Max Baucus from Montana. My friend from Montana has said over and over the same thing all of us know; that is, Keystone is about jobs, and every day we delay the Keystone Pipeline is another day we delay creating American jobs. So I want to thank not only Senator Baucus but all of the Senators who have joined us here today: Senator Landrieu from Louisiana, Senator Cornyn from Texas, Senator Boozman from Arkansas, Senator Manchin from West Virginia, Senator Barrasso from Wyoming, Senator Begich from Alaska, and, as you have just heard, Senator Murkowski from Alaska. We have made the environmental case.…”