Political Quotes

“Mr. President, one quick response to this: My colleague is correct about the LNG, or liquefied natural gas. What my colleague said in his remarks was ``natural gas.'' Natural gas is much different than shipping liquefied natural gas. Liquefied natural gas is a small percentage of what is exported and as far as what we call natural gas. Once it is liquefied, what actually is by far the biggest is the pipeline that this administration approved, which President Trump put a hold on, going into Germany for the second time. So my original statement is true: Russia is the largest exporter of natural gas. Once again, this wasn't to do anything, as my colleague said, talking about China. The export ban which the administration put on the exporting of LNG out of Louisiana by canceling the permits, that has affected Europe. They are allies of ours. If this administration wanted to do something about China, they could do it today. They could do it this hour. They could do it right now by an executive order. Last I checked, they still had the authority to do so. So as I go back to my colleague from Oregon's change to my current bill, the modification does nothing. The current administration, currently, already has that authority. With that, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts.”