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Pipelines Are By Far The Safest Way To Transport Petroleum. They Are Safer Than Tankers, Safer Than Trucks, Safer Than Rail.

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.

On Earth Day, We Celebrate All The Gifts The World And Nature Make Available To Us. We Recognize Our Complete Dependence On Its Bounty. And We Acknowledge The Need For Good Stewardship To Preserve Its Fruits For Future Generations.

One Of The Key Things That We Did At Bank Of North Dakota That I Worked To Try To Do With Our State Economic Development Is Make Sure We Are Customer-service Oriented.

Our Keystone Legislation Received Strong Bipartisan Support In The Senate. Although It Didn't Receive The 60 Votes Necessary For Passage, 56 Senators - A Majority - Voted In Favor Of The Bill. Despite President Obama's Actively Lobbying Against The Bill, We Still Won The Support Of 11 Democrats.