07/21/2009
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"Chairwoman Stabenow, you remember July 2008 when we met and had a debate in front of the Democratic leadership about whether supply-demand or speculation and swaps caused $4-a-gallon gasoline."
"It's not a question of whether your mission is integral to our national security--everyone from President Reagan to General Petraeus has recognized it is."
"At some point, we have to pay attention to reality more than rhetoric."
"Something that I've been saying for years, so, obviously, I'm agreeing."