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John Hoeven is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from North Dakota since January 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the position of Governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010. During his tenure in the Senate, Hoeven has focused on issues such as agriculture, energy, and infrastructure, advocating for policies that support North Dakota's economy and rural communities.
Mr. President, that is our point. We understand that people bring different points of view to this deliberative body, but the point is this: This is an important issue that affects virtually all Americans, that affects our economy, that…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that we be allowed until 10:28 a.m. for the purposes of the colloquy. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, I am pleased to be here this morning with the distinguished Senator from South Dakota, as well as the esteemed Senators from both Kansas and Wyoming, to talk about this regulation that is clearly an overreach by the EPA. It…
Mr. President, I would like to thank, again, the Senator from Kansas. He is somebody who has been involved in agriculture for-- well, he is still a very young man--he is somebody who has been involved in agriculture for a long time and…
Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Wyoming for his leadership on this important issue and pick up on a point he just expressed: Why are we not demanding in this body that we vote on legislation to address this proposed regulation? As…
I ask unanimous consent for 2 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
My question to you is, very simply, first, EPA, in order to provide exemptions, has to maintain that they have jurisdiction in all these areas. That is the very point I am making to the point made by the Senator from Maryland. EPA is now…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to call up Calendar No. 371, S. 2280, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; that there will be up to 4 hours of debate and that the Senate then proceed to vote on passage. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is…
Mr. President, I thank the esteemed Senator from Wyoming not only for being here today to talk about this important issue but for his tremendous leadership on energy issues. Wyoming produces an incredible amount of energy for this country…
I think you--the best thing to do would be, as I said in my testimony, to deem all LNG exports to be in the public interest, to send a signal to Russia that we are going to compete.
Mr. President, I rise to speak today on behalf of our veterans. I am here to speak about both challenge and opportunity. The challenge is the problems we face with our Veterans' Administration, which is that we are not getting the care for…
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