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Meanwhile, people have to join us and fight back against the federal government that has dropped the ball, that is in bed with these energy companies, that wants them to make more money than they've made before.

We're facing a natural disaster in the middle of an economic disaster. The federal government has to balance its budget the way our families do.

We need new energy back in Washington.

We want the city back on its feet. We want to have jobs for the city.

Let's make sure we're doing what we can in our own backyard to gain our energy independence and to create American jobs with American energy.

The Nation needs to take a new approach to our energy problems.

The provisions contained in this plan will ensure that the United States has the infrastructure necessary to meet energy needs through future decades, easing dependence on unpredictable foreign oil markets, and creating thousands of new jobs for American workers.

The key to truly rebuilding our central city on a vital and sustainable foundation is people.

The federal government's role is to establish a process whereby industry can pitch a project, and Canadians can be reassured that this project is worth the risk. That's at the heart of governments granting permits and communities granting permission. People understand we do need economic growth. We do need natural resource projects.

And we have abundant natural energy resources in the country. We haven't been taking adequate advantage of them, and we can burn coal in a clean way; we could improve the grid.