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Pete V. Domenici is a former United States Senator from New Mexico, serving from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his work on budgetary issues and energy policy. During his tenure, he played a significant role in shaping legislation related to nuclear energy and national defense. Domenici was also involved in various bipartisan efforts, particularly in the areas of health care and education reform. He was a prominent advocate for fiscal responsibility and was instrumental in the passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
I rise to discuss, for a moment on the record, what I have been telling some Senators individually and in groups about the management of postdisaster activities in the Gulf Coast area. Let me begin by saying that I am not going to add to…
On behalf of the leader, I am going to ask consent regarding the stacking of votes. It has not been done. I ask unanimous consent that we now resume consideration of the energy conference report--which is the regular order--for the final…
might I ask, is the bill under controlled time? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Thirty minutes evenly divided.
I see Senator Bingaman in the Chamber. He is going to proceed, first, with the allocation of some of the time on his side of the aisle. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Mexico is recognized.
parliamentary inquiry: Is the Energy bill now before the Senate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 6, which the clerk will report. The assistant…
I yield 3 minutes to Senator Cantwell. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is recognized.
this bill will produce more jobs for our country, more secure jobs, and we will be using cleaner energy in the future. This will happen across America, and it will happen in the State of Wisconsin. Also, I would like to say to everyone…
One minute. First, this is almost not a point of order. It is $40 million a year. That is because we had $2 billion in direct spending, $2 billion in this whole bill. What we did, when we ended up doing all of the estimating, it was 2.2…
The gentleman is correct. We did not intend to revisit issues regulated under the GLBA, or provide the Commission with rulemaking authority over financial institutions regulated under Gramm- Leach-Bliley.
I rise today before we leave on this recess to tell the Senate and those interested in how we do the people's business, what a successful 6 months we have had in the Senate. I have been here a long time. I believe this first 6 months has…
I agree with my colleague--Senator Bingaman--that FERC, if it determines that certain foreign transactions are covered by the language of section 1289, should provide expedited review and approval to the acquisition of a foreign utility by…
I assume that Senator Bingaman has another person he would like to yield to. I will yield to one of his, Senator Cantwell or Senator Salazar.