Pete Domenici: “I'm disappointed to learn that nuclear R&D budget has been cut by $34 million, a 26 percent reduction.”

It would relate in some way to the process that you and I have learned and call reconciliation.

I want to remind the committee again, and I will say it to you, Senator Snowe, remember, our package was put together by Democrats and Republicans, so we do not come here starting with one side or the other.

It is clear from this example that good things can happen when we open up more areas for drilling in a responsible manner.

I think that the last point that Dr. Rivlin made you can find in the report: that our plan is more progressive than the tax code we are replacing.