pence. >> well thank you so much. have another round of applause, for secretary rick perry, who is doing such a tremendous job. here at the department of energy. to secretary perry, to secretary ryan zinky to scott pruitt. to chairman lisa murkowsky, chairman lamar alexander, chairman mike simpson, all the distinguished members of congress and honored guests who are here. welcome to a new era of american energy. a new era in american energy dominance. and welcome to an era defined by the pro energy leadership of president donald trump. we're gathered here today as further evidence of president donald trump knows that affordable abundant and reliable energy is the foundation of american prosperity. in fact since today one of the administration president trump has taken decisive action to unleash the unlimited potential of america's energy resources and we're just getting started. in one of his first acts, president trump approved the keystone and dakota pipeline and the dakota pipeline...

department of energy where president trump and vice president pennsylvania are about to make remarks on their energy policy to highlight energy week. speaking now is energy secretary rick perry. >> administrator scott pruitt, and we all collectively would like to welcome you to this event today. and particularly to the department of energy. we would also like to pass greetings onto the tens of thousands of d.o.e. employees that are watching this. online. many of you know how honored i am to have been the, there's our boys right there. president trump knew what he was doing when he picked us. and then i say that with a little bit of humility. these are two great partners. and they are two people that figuratively and literally are not afraid to take a hill. and i'm proud to be on their team and as i am on president trump's team. leading this, leading this agency has been one of the great privileges and honors of my life. as i said, being the governor was the greatest job i ever...