Can we find ways or even substantiate that interagency collaboration and cooperation can accomplish two goals.

the importance of a coalition cannot be overstressed.

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we are first, foremost and always an agrarian state obviously.

That is just not true. That is blatantly not true.

I sited the original Keystone pipeline through North Dakota, through 600 landowners' land, nine counties, and they are very grateful, those rural counties, for that property tax relief that is offered.

I also wanted to then turn to a decision by DC District Court, U.S. Judge James Boasberg for the United States District of Columbia, appointed by President Barack Obama, for what it is worth.

I do want to get into this consultation process a bit.

I don't think you can change in midstream.

Consent means something completely different.

I believe that their voices would be more heard and I believe that their questions could be answered.