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I agree that the Senate should vote on MTBE legislation in the near future and have included S. 950 in the comprehensive energy bill that I introduced with Senator Bingaman last week. I can assure the Senator from New Hampshire that it is…
Yes, I do understand the problems associated with MTBE and I recognize your hard work in helping to bring about a resolution to this important issue. I also share the concerns of the Assistant Majority Leader, co-sponsor of S. 950, with…
I have already stated very emphatically my desire to bring up the energy bill prior to the Founders' Day recess, to have a good debate, to talk about all of the issues, including those which are controversial.
I have noted on several occasions my intention to move to the farm bill just as soon as we complete our work on the railroad retirement bill. It can be next Monday or Tuesday. It can be whenever we finish. But we will move to that bill…
I am disappointed that somebody would suggest we are wasting time when it is, of course, the fact that our Republican colleagues have chosen to filibuster the railroad retirement bill. We could have had a vote on it with amendments related…
It is not only a contradiction, it is a sad irony that somehow in the name of economic security we can, according to their approach, pay a company $1 billion-plus, but we can't find a way to pay for $1 billion in bioterrorism and food…
The identical point of order could have been made against the House Republican bill. We chose not to do that. Our view is if we are going to try to create a bipartisan resolution here, we don't need a partisan conflict about the way we…
The railroad retirement bill has 74 cosponsors. It is overwhelmingly supported on both sides of the aisle. I do not recall the exact vote in the House, but it passed overwhelmingly in the House. I know well over 300 House Members voted for…
I ask my colleague, does it seem odd--and I speak as someone who has been very committed to impact aid schools in my State-- that some people would have voted earlier to spend billions of dollars in tax relief that went into the hands of…
Agriculture has much to contribute to the nation's energy security, and can make significant contributions to markets for nonfood producers as well. This biobased shift would reduce our reliance on petroleum-based products and provide…
The importance of getting these bills cannot be overemphasized. The importance of recognizing this particular bill could not be overemphasized. We are fighting a war. This is helping fund that war. The longer we delay the funding of that…
Last week, we passed legislation to keep the airlines afloat financially. Millions of Americans still will not fly on airliners because they don't believe they are safe. That is a fact. When Americans know that the Congress of the United…
I don't know of a bill that deserves more urgency than this one. I don't know of a bill that ought to be the source of unity as we look at the array of challenges that our country is currently facing. This afternoon, we were given one of…
We are one America, one family. When one of us suffers, we all suffer. I have been reading e-mails from my constituents in South Dakota. "We grieve with our brothers and sisters in New York and Virginia, in Maryland and D.C. South Dakotans…
I share the belief that the Senate should take action on this critical legislation promptly. This legislation is long overdue. The Securities Exchange Commission now collects fees from the investing public that are six times higher than…
I remember that vividly. I remember how it was that we were able to work through these important matters, because we understood that October 1st is the deadline to complete all of our work on appropriations and that when you fall short of…
The agricultural supplemental package represents, for many of our program crop farmers, a significant portion of the income they will receive in this calendar year. A large portion of the income they are depending upon rides on whether or…
The Senator has spent a good deal of time on this floor...because of objections on the other side, we have so far been unable to move the bill.