I believe my bill doesn't preempt the State. It enhances it.

I think it is safe to say and all of us would agree that the developments that we've seen in the last decade are nothing short of extraordinary.

Less than a decade ago the United States was preparing to become a major importer of LNG. Now with the growth of America's natural gas supply there's interest in exporting American natural gas in the form of LNG.

What specifically are you doing at FERC and Secretary Smith, what specifically are you doing at Department of Energy that will help us get more of this gas captured and delivered to a market where it can be sold.

Where I'm going with this and I'll ask Secretary Smith the same question now.

Mr. President, we have seen flooding of historic proportion in North Dakota this year, and, as you know, other States have also sustained severe damages from hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and a range of natural disasters. In Minot, my…

Mr. President, I rise to speak on the issue of job creation as well, specifically in regard to legislation I will be introducing that seeks to not only create jobs but also to truly reduce the cost of electricity to Americans throughout…

We had record flooding in North Dakota, record flooding in our State this year.

Hydraulic fracturing, I believe, is very important to the future energy development of this country and--and meeting our energy needs both in oil and in natural gas.

I think that's the right place to end up. That's very important in terms of implementing these recommendations.

We worked very hard to create a good environment so they would come invest and figure out how to do hydraulic fracturing economically.