"But today is just another unfortunate episode in the relentless attack by my Democrat friends in the war on fossil fuels and the American energy sector."
"As someone who understands the negative effect my colleagues' actions would cause on an American industry, I cannot support their initiatives."
"I think it is being very clear that every step of the way my colleagues across the aisle have been trying to curtail the successes that we have seen in the fossil fuel industry."
"It is always amazing to me, when we hear about putting money back in the pockets of people, that that is a bad thing."
"States need to come up with ways to solve their own problems. States, when they do that, do that much more effectively than people governing from Washington."
"I would like the federal government to focus on the one thing it should do, which is securing the United States."
"I think if the states are looking to the federal government to be fiscally responsible and to solve your problems, and to create the programs that you want for the citizenry, well, you should go a dif..."
"We have to stop this ridiculousness. We got to do it in regular order, get a budget passed, be responsible legislators for the American people."
"Thanks to the President and his getting after the regulations and cutting, you know, somewhere around 10 to 15 regulations for every one that is introduced, the growth is going on."
"I appreciate that states are here."
"I always love it when we talk about the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, because it is a bit of schizophrenia we have."