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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.
Madam President, I rise to speak this afternoon about the escalating cost of gasoline at the pump--something that affects every American consumer. Crude oil prices are now more than $100 a barrel and the price of gasoline at the pump for…
I think you may be covering the same point that I want to explore for just a minute.
Mr. Chairman, with your indulgence? Exactly. Again, that goes to the cost equation. You have to have a pipeline to get it to the oil field typically or to the wells in the field.
Look, if we have to compress some budgets, you're going to have to do without some services.
I agree on the 2-year--matter of fact, I'm cosponsoring legislation to go to a 2-year budget cycle.
What do you want? What don't you want? And there's an associated cost or reduction that goes with it.
Thank you, Chairman Nelson, for calling this hearing to consider the fiscal year 2012 legislative branch budget requests.
It seems to me that the 2 big issues in getting the technology to move forward for carbon capture and sequestration are cost and liability.
I think that's right on. I mean, I would have to see your reaction across the board.
Absolutely. So Mr. Klara, Ms. Greenberg in the lab and in your brainstorming sessions, what are we going to do with this CO2 that's going to generate some revenue for us?
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