James M. Jeffords: “I urge my colleagues, the Administrator and everyone involved in this issue to keep this in mind as we move forward.”

Yes. Mr. President, I yield 10 minutes to the Senator from Montana, the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

there is no higher legal authority in the United States than the U.S. Supreme Court. It is the final arbiter on the meaning of laws and the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court gives meaning to the scope of the right of privacy; whether…

Will EPA fulfill its responsibilities to protect public health and the environment by making an active an informed decision regarding the permit before September 11th?

I will be brief but concise. This is not a vote about reducing mercury by 90 percent by 2009 or even 70 percent by the year 2030. That is a red herring. This is not a vote about the opponents' wildly outdated claims on the potential cost…