The administration basically holds this project up for seven years as a way to defeat through delay, now the company asks for a year delay to complete the work in Nebraska, and the Obama administration says no. That clearly shows that they intend to turn down the project.

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If we're going to create the best business climate to create higher paying jobs and retain our young people, we're going to have to build a workforce prepared for the opportunities of the future.

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It's a combination of targeting higher paying jobs in these growth areas and fostering closer cooperation with higher education; a rising tide that lifts all boats.

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Our single greatest challenge is the ability to move power to markets outside North Dakota.

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The Keystone XL project has built strong safety measures into its design with the newest technology. Additionally, 80 percent of the new Canadian oil sands are being developed 'in situ,' meaning, it has a similar carbon footprint and emissions as conventional oil wells.

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I think we can get to a solution, but it does need to include barrier funding, it needs to include personnel, technology and funding for a border barrier.

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I think what the president is saying if we dont compromiseand hes put compromise on the table, real compromise -- things the Democrats want -- but if we cant get compromise out of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a good solution, thenhe would be forced to go the national emergency route.

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If we always get a lower price than the rest of the world that obviously gives the advantage to OPEC and Russia.

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With low prices, we have to take a long-term view of our oil basin here, we're in a global battle now as to who will produce oil and gas.

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Using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for a strong portion of funding for this highway bill makes a strong case to keep our oil and gas industry viable.

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But we're going to the floor with an open amendment process, trying to foster more bipartisanship.

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He’s delayed this project for more than six years. America won World War II in less than six years, so clearly he’s trying to defeat the project with endless delays.

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We may not have enough to overcome a veto, so it may be a two-step process.

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We have the resources and technology to produce more energy than we consume and break our long-standing dependence on foreign sources of oil. All we need is the will. In fact, there's a path to follow, one that North Dakota blazed over the last decade by building a comprehensive energy plan we called Empower North Dakota.

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We targeted five industries for growth, industries where we have natural advantages in North Dakota: value-added agriculture, advanced manufacturing, technology-based businesses, energy and tourism. We worked very hard to grow all those businesses, and that's what's happening.

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We believe that business is the engine that drives the car. You've got to build your business base. That means creating more jobs, better paying jobs - that's how you raise your standard of living. That's how you raise your quality of life. That's what funds all the other services people want from government.

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Got to build that business base and then you can fund all the things people want: education, health care, strong law enforcement, roads, bridges, infrastructure - all those things flow from that economic base.

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