"North Dakotans should not be forced to pay for transmission lines that simply benefit other states and not North Dakota as well."
"We can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good."
"We can't let the perfect--or the politics--be the enemy of the good and continue to live with an outdated permitting process."
"We are intending to get this bill and have a bill on the floor before we have a recess this summer."
"It's time for us to all roll up our sleeves and do our jobs."
"We need to take our names off the bill and go back to a bipartisan permitting reform bill."
"I have been clear that I do not agree with the Administration's effort to push an accelerated climate agenda in a way that puts our transportation sector and some components of our energy sector in th..."
"It takes decades to permit a new mine. It is a failure, and it is setting us up to rely on countries who are hostile to our way of life."
"We desperately need to get permitting reform done for our country to maintain its status as the leader of the free world."
"We cannot eliminate coal today or in the near future if we want to have a reliable electric grid system."
"We are going to figure out what is a bipartisan bill that all of us can agree on and come out of this Committee."