we cannot simply just always put a monetary value and assume that we are going to achieve the intended result.

I appreciate the chairman's clarifying the statements just made from the other side. I think we all have the same goal, but the lack of certainty, when you put in rule that for today we are not going to determine it hazardous but we leave…

we have an obligation to constantly look back on a regulatory scheme and say, is this working? Is this right?

It has been interesting, because there has been a lot of rewriting of history, I think, today.

I think a lot of people think that is a gift that the United States Congress gave to the tribes, when in reality it is a restriction on the sovereign rights of tribes as outlined by the Cabazon case.

We have to start in a government-to-government respectful relationship.

there will not be a small seller exemption.

Do you not think one of the primary elements of taxation is that people who do exactly the same thing ought to share the exact same burdens?

You have been tremendous in working with the States on those compacts. I appreciate it very much.

Obviously, the United States has elected not to do a Value Added Tax, although typically in Europe, a Value Added Tax is the major revenue producer for most of the countries.

if this case went to the Supreme Court again, he would vote the other way.

the more international and the more national our businesses become, the more important it is to really level the playing field

Finally, Mr. President, I would just like to give a little update on what has been happening since we have basically allowed the charter of the Ex-Im Bank to expire. Just as we predicted, that unilateral disarmament in our trade financing…

once again I see my good friend Senator Collins fighting for all of the good people of her State and all of our States and raising important issues--issues that I dealt with, quite honestly, quite a bit when I was attorney general of my…

today, as I do most Thursdays in this Senate, I rise to speak about the young men from my State of North Dakota who went to Vietnam and certainly those who died while serving in the Vietnam war. As I have said before, the families of each…

I think you are probably one of the most important offices no one has ever heard of.

the role of your agency and of your employees in making that happen will be absolutely critical.

if this is not negligence, I do not know what is.