"We can have safe climate and good jobs."
"The pipeline capacity issues in the Northeast region appears to be a greater constraint on natural gas distribution than in other areas."
"While some progress has been made to address some of the shortcomings, there is still much more work to be done."
"The goal of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, the CFATS program, is to ensure that chemical facilities have robust plans to prevent terrorists from sabotaging them"
"Ensuring the safety of our citizens and avoiding serious disruption of our economy requires us to remain vigilant"
"the power to levy taxes and to invest those funds is exclusively our duty as the legislative branch"
"The power to levy taxes and to invest those funds is exclusively our duty as the legislative branch--and we have plenty of work to do."
"A budget that rewards the wealthiest amongst us and asks the most from those who have least is not only unwise but unfair."
"We cannot solve the federal government's budget problems without first helping families' household budget problems."
"I hope we can move past campaign slogans and failed economic theories to address the challenges we face and do what is right and just for all our citizens."
"Indeed, blaming the President for failure to stop indiscriminate, across-the-board cuts known as sequestration when the authority lies entirely at our feet is little more than an excuse."