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The work that Joe has accomplished during his lifetime will forever stand as a fitting testament to his character. He was an amazing lawyer, a great father, and he will be sorely missed by all. My sincere condolences go out to his family.
We have both had the pleasure to know and work with Joe. He was a brilliant man a Minnesota native who received three degrees, in physics, nuclear engineering, and technology and policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He…
I wish to speak about Government barriers to competition in the aviation sector. Like many of my colleagues, I am disappointed that the Senate was unable to pass the legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration last week…
this is our chance, a bipartisan chance, to have renewable energy in this country in a big way. It will preserve over 100,000 jobs in the United States. Let's help us become less dependent on foreign energy. Let's help the environment in…
The foreclosure problem is particularly acute in Nevada; in fact, we have the highest rate of foreclosures in the Nation. Last year, according to RealtyTrac.com, we had 66,316 foreclosure filings--a 215 percent increase over 2006 and a…
It is supported by everybody from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Real Estate Roundtable, the American Chemistry Council, the Sierra Club, the National Resources Defense Council, as well as…
As a coalition of businesses, environmental organizations, investors, labor, nongovernmental organizations, public health organizations, religious organizations, states, trade associations and utilities, we urge you to pass bipartisan…
over the last several weeks Senator Cantwell and I worked together in a bipartisan fashion to craft a renewable energy package that would break the gridlock that has happened here in the Senate. There have been several good faith attempts…
we have over 20 cosponsors of the bill we introduced today. It is a bipartisan effort. We are working as part of a team. What we are trying to do is work together. So I would ask the Senator: With 20 Republicans and Democrats cosponsoring…
the amendment I was attempting to offer is a bipartisan amendment on renewable energy at a time when our country is looking for cleaner sources of energy. We are also looking for more domestic sources of energy and at ways to help our…
I wish to applaud the Senator from Maryland, Mr. Cardin, for his great work. It has been a pleasure working with his staff and with him personally on this very important amendment. We are trying to help the housing situation in the United…
This amendment strictly funds the Child Custody Protection Act that passed the Senate in a bipartisan fashion by a vote of 65 to 34. We will now vote to make sure it is funded. That is simply what my amendment does.