One of the worst offenders of that was Bill Clinton. He actually took--I can't remember how many billion dollars was out of that.

I would like to make sure that there is no one here--what we all agree is, we do need a long-term highway bill to give the States the certainty and predictability.

I want to enter into the record this time, it is a similar letter. It is signed by stakeholders that we all know, such as the National League of Cities, the National Restaurant Association, Energy Marketers of America, and a lot of others…

I hope everyone heard this. I haven't met the Senator from California real well yet. I look forward to it. I look forward to serving with him, but I hope that everyone heard what is going on now: Just open the borders. You know, people in…

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Thank you, Mr. President. It is obvious to just about everyone outside of Washington that the situation on our southern border is a crisis. I can't believe that anyone wouldn't believe that it is a crisis, but there are some who would…

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I am down here today to talk about something that I have talked about many times before, and that is the need to have a strong defense budget so we can deter our adversaries. You know, it is not like it used to be in the old days. It is…

President Biden has a lot of duties and obligations and a lot on his plate right now. The important thing that we are involved in, that we are all concerned about, are the nominees, who they are, what the process is, and what leverage do…

Normally, coal is about 10 percent of our mix, and we had to use up to 40 percent.

My point is the diversity. That is what saved us in the State of Oklahoma.

I think that speaks to your concern about the fuel diversity and how important that is.