We can reach our potential, but to do so, we must reach within ourselves. We must summon the strength, the will, and the faith to move forward - to be bold - to invest in our future.

You don't get an economy growing by raising taxes.

Democrats with a good understanding of the need for strong energy policy in our country, especially in these difficult economic times, recognized the importance of the Keystone XL pipeline.

Businesses must invest in products and people in order to create new wealth.

Since 2006, we have surpassed Alaska, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and California in oil production to become the second largest oil-producing state in the nation, trailing only Texas. In 2012, North Dakota produced more than 245 million barrels of oil and provided nearly 11 percent of all U.S. output.

Nowadays, business is all about productivity - and our folks produce.

Pipelines are by far the safest way to transport petroleum. They are safer than tankers, safer than trucks, safer than rail.