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BILL GOT TO HUNDRED 93 VOTES IN THE HOUSE. THAT IS A VETO-PROOF MAJORITY. IT INCLUDED KEYSTONE
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| 00:02:33 |
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AND OTHER ENERGY PROVISIONS, WHICH I DRAFTED WITH OTHERS. THESE ARE INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE HIGH WILL BE AIRED -- HIGHWAY BILL. THIS IS ABOUT TAKING TRUCKS...
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| 00:03:46 |
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WE WOULD START UP PUTTING MORE THAN 100,000 BARRELS A DAY OF OIL INTO THIS PIPELINE. SO THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR NORTH DAKOTA AND MONTANA. SENATOR BAUCUS...
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| 00:05:06 |
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HOUSE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BILL ITSELF, IT IS PRIMARILY THE BILL THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER IN THE SENATE SO THE PROVISIONS THAT THE HOUSE ADDED, ONE OF...
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| 00:05:44 |
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OF THIS MORNING PREDICTED THAT BY MIDSUMMER IT WOULD BE DOWN TO $3 A GALLON. DOES IT CHANGE THE POLITICAL DYNAMIC? >> YOU HAVE TO LOOK ON A LONGER- TERM...
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| 00:06:00 |
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ENERGY IN THIS COUNTRY, PARTICULARLY WORKING WITH OUR CLOSEST FRIEND AND ALLY CANADA. WE CAN PRODUCE MORE ENERGY THAN WE CONSUME. THAT GETS US TO ENERGY...
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| 00:07:11 |
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AND IT SHOWS YOU AND MCCONNELL VOTING WITH SENATE DEMOCRATS. THIS IS BEING PITCHED BY DEMOCRATS AS A REPUDIATION OF HOUSE REPUBLICANS WHO WANT TO CUT...
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| 00:07:52 |
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WITH SENATOR MCCONNELL AND ALL THE DEMOCRATS. THE DEMOCRATS ARE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE SPLIT. DO YOU REGRET...
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| 00:08:13 |
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OF THE DEBT CEILING -- >> BUT HOUSE REPUBLICANS WANT TO CUT $19 BILLION FROM THAT LEVEL. >> I THOUGHT THERE WAS ONLY ONE VOTE BUT DID NOT SUPPORT MOVING
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| 00:08:24 |
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FORWARD, WHICH MEETS THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT. I THINK THERE
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| 00:08:29 |
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IS A STRONG BIPARTISAN MAJORITY THAT IS WORKING TO REDUCE SPENDING IN LINE WITH THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT. WE WILL NEED TO DO MORE. THAT IS WHAT SEQUESTRATION...
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| 00:09:24 |
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WILL RESOLVE THE DIFFERENCES IN THE APPROPRIATION PROCESS BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. YES. I THINK WE WILL HAVE
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| 00:09:32 |
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AGREEMENT THERE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE CUSHION WASHINGTON TO CUT SPENDING. YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO IS FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE THROUGHOUT...
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| 00:10:31 |
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HAVE TO HAVE TAX REFORM AS WELL. I DON'T THINK YOU GET REVENUE FROM HIGHER TAXES. YOU GET REVENUE FROM ECONOMIC GROWTH. SO WE NEED ECONOMIC GROWTH. WE...
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| 00:11:52 |
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DRASTICALLY REFORM OR CHANGE THESE PROGRAMS THAT SO MANY AMERICANS DEPEND ON. HOW DO YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE CHOICES AND MAKE SURE THAT THE BALANCE...
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| 00:12:09 |
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BILL RELATES TO FARMING AND RANCHING. THE REST IS NUTRITION. IT USED TO BE CALLED FOOD STAMPS. OUT OF THAT 80%, ONLY $4 BILLION OF THE $23 BILLION IS...
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| 00:13:20 |
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STRUGGLING WITH ITS TRANSPORTATION BILL. YOU ARE MOVING FORWARD AND HAVE BIPARTISAN MARGIN. NOW WE SEE THE SAME WITH THE AGRICULTURE BILL. DO YOU THINK...
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| 00:13:50 |
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I WAS GOVERNOR OF NORTH DAKOTA FOR 10 YEARS. YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE TO GET SOMETHING DONE. ULTIMATELY, THAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY...
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| 00:15:41 |
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IS ELECTED? >> THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADHERING TO YOUR PRINCIPLES AND HAVE YOU BELIEVE GOVERNMENT SHOULD WORK ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE. FOR
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| 00:15:51 |
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THOSE LAWS THAT ARE MORE CONSERVATIVE, WE BELIEVE IT SHOULD CREATE ENVIRONMENT THAT TRUE THE STIMULATES SMALL BUSINESS AND EMPOWERS PEOPLE AND THAT IS...
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| 00:16:32 |
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YOU NEED 60 TO MOVE ANYTHING FORWARD TO. THE NEED TO CHANGE THESE IN MORE CONSERVATIVE WAY. HOW DO YOU THINK THAT MESHES WITH THE NEED FOR DEMOCRATS AND...
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| 00:17:19 |
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DO THESE THINGS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY'RE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE HELPING ALL OF US TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS. AS WE WORK TO CRAFT...
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| 00:17:54 |
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YET TALKED ABOUT THE ECONOMY, JOBS, HOW ARE THE LEADERS HELPING TO SHEPHERD NEW MEMBERS TO NOT ONLY CONSOLIDATE ABOUT A MESSAGE BUT THINK ABOUT AN APPROACH...
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| 00:18:41 |
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GREAT EXPERIENCE. I WORKED CLOSELY WITH HIM ON KEYSTONE AS WE WERE CRAFTING THE LEGISLATION. YOU ALSO GAIN SOMETHING FROM THE NEW MEMBERS THAT BRING IN...
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| 00:18:59 |
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AND FRESH IDEAS, ENERGY ENTHUSIASM. THAT IS TRUE NOT ONLY IN CONGRESS BUT A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION OR ANYTHING THAT YOU DO. THAT IS ALWAYS THE CASE. GOOD...
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| 00:19:37 |
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HAS RHETORICALLY, AT LEAST, OF EMBRACED. BUT HE TALKED ABOUT THIS AS A FRAMEWORK THAT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF RESOURCES FROM THE FORMATION AND KEEP THEM...
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| 00:20:15 |
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THE SOUTHERN ONE- THIRD OF THE PROJECT THAT DID NOT REQUIRE PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL. THE ONLY THING HE NEEDED TO DO WAS APPROVE THE CROSS-BORDER PORTION...
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| 00:21:49 |
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800,000 BAREL -- BARREL PER DAY, YOU THINK YOU CAN COEXIST? >> IT IS ALREADY OVER-SUBSCRIBED AND WE'RE BEHIND THE CURVE. WE ARE DOING 100,000 BARRELS...
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| 00:22:08 |
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OF PRODUCTION. PRODUCTION IS STILL GOING ON BUT WE ARE BEHIND THE CURVE WITH INFRASTRUCTURE. KEYSTONE IS JUST ONE PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. WE WILL...
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| 00:22:52 |
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RAN AGAINST IS RUNNING FOR SENATE NOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE POLITICS IN YOUR STATE RIGHT NOW? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HER AS A CANDIDATE? HOW ARE YOU ADVISING?...
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| 00:23:34 |
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AGRICULTURE. WE HAVE BECOME MUCH MORE DIVERSIFIED. IT IS A VERY DYNAMIC, CHANGING STATE. IN TERMS OF THE RACE, RICK BERG IS IN CONGRESS RIGHT NOW AND...
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| 00:24:27 |
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OF 80%. WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKES SUCH A POPULAR LAWMAKER OR EXECUTIVE IN YOUR STATE? >> WE HAVE A GREAT STATE. TREMENDOUS WORK ETHIC, A GREAT EDUCATION,...
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| 00:24:45 |
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REALLY BREAKING OUT IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMY AND WHAT WE ARE DOING. FOR ANYBODY RUNNING FOR OFFICE, YOU HAVE TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. IT...
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| 00:25:46 |
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IT YOU RECALL LAST TIME WE TALKED, WE TOOK COLLARS AND IT WAS AMAZING HOW MUCH INTEREST THERE
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| 00:25:54 |
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WAS FROM A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO ENERGY SECURITY. THE TRANSPORTATION BILL IS IMPORTANT AND I THINK WE WILL HAVE IT DONE....
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| 00:26:13 |
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MEREDITH SHINER, TALKING POLITICS AND THE HIGHWAY BILL HE IS WORKING ON. ARE YOU AS OPTIMISTIC THAT THE BILL WILL BE SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND WILL...
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| 00:26:36 |
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WE KIND -- WE TRIED TO ADDRESS IS VERY INTERESTING. ON THE SENATE COMMITTEE PASSED THE TRANSPORTATION BILL, A TWO- YEAR EXTENSION. THE HOUSE COULD NOT...
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| 00:27:36 |
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IMHOFF, SANG A DIFFERENT TUNE BEFORE THE CONFERENCE STARTED. THIS SUPPORT ON THE MERITS, BUT HE WORKS VERY CLOSELY ON THE BIPARTISAN BILL WITH SENATOR...
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| 00:28:18 |
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SENATOR DURBIN WAS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FINDING A WAY TO GET ALONG. DO YOU AGREE? HOW STRONG AN URGE IS THERE TO COMPROMISE? >> TO YOUR FOURTH POINT ABOUT...
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| 00:28:43 |
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YEARS IN THE SENATE COULD NOT WIN IN A STATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DID NOT EVEN PUT UP ANYONE TO RUN AGAINST HIM. THERE WAS A DEBATE THAT HE VOTED...
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| 00:30:03 |
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EXAMPLES, IN POST- SOLYNDRA, WHERE IS THE DISCUSSION FOR FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS AS WE LOOK TOWARDS OUR ENERGY FUTURE? >> IT WILL BE A MATTER...
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| 00:30:27 |
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IT NEARLY TRIPLE WITH ALL THE NEW FUNDING. IT ISAT BEST, I THINK YOU SEE IT FLAT. AT WORST, YOU SEE ALSO FEELS -- SEE FOSSIL FUELS GAIN SOME GROUND WHETHER...
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| 00:30:59 |
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TOMORROW, SENATOR
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.