Pete Domenici: “I hope this budget will maintain the 98 percent initial attack fire suppression success that you produced in the past.”

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.

That did not reduce any beneficiaries' benefits, it just cut the amounts that providers were otherwise getting.

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

I guess I would start by saying that he, Senator Alexander, he typifies the American Dream.