"I am asking you, please, to look at more diversion into West Virginia--some of the funds and resources that you can to help out in this situation."
"If we are going to be energy dominant, how are we energy dominant if in an emergency if we are going to rely on a foreign government to provide us a natural resource to be able to provide electricity ..."
"I think that's one area where there can be more involvement to make sure that these things are put in properly and that they are secure."
"I find it just offensive that, according to this Bloomberg article that we are importing natural gas from Russia instead of using our own supplies, especially with all the gas that we have discovered ..."
"I don't understand why the governments in the New England area are withholding permits to be able to build pipelines."
"Can any of you explain why the pipelines are being held up so that we can use American resources to create American jobs?"
"The fuel security is, I believe, a national security and that's what these two reports are saying."
"This is the foremost challenge to a reliable power grid in New England."
"If we don't have accurate maps, then we are not going to be able to make accurate decisions."
"We have got to have some public funding. We have got to have a lot of private investment."
"Thank you to Senator Collins and Senator Casey for sponsoring the 2017 Senate resolution."