Mr. President, cell phones today are becoming ubiquitous and more essential to our everyday lives. Americans today have 285 million wireless phones. We use these phones in new and innovative ways. Consumers today increasingly use their…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken.) Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began nearly 9 years ago, 72 service members with New Mexico ties have lost their lives while defending our Nation and the freedoms we hold dear. Seventy-two. They were brothers and fathers and…

I have never made any mistakes in my life, Ms. Stevenson.

Let us get this fixed. I think this hearing draws needed attention to the dilemma we face and particularly the plight of these landowners.

This legislation, introduced by our New Mexico senators, Chairman Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall, would expand the boundaries of the Carson National Forest.

That is real money, obviously. I was trying to think of a way to make those surveys less expensive.

I look forward to moving ahead and making this situation one that we can look back on and say, hey, we figured out how to stand on the side of the taxpayers and protect the interests of the landowners in the Crystal Lakes Subdivision as…

I have never flip-flopped either.

Thank you very much.

We would strongly encourage you to enact a short term extension of the program, and then closely scrutinize the program.

This legislation, introduced by our New Mexico senators, Chairman Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall, would expand the boundaries of the Carson National Forest.

The hearing today is to discuss the Propane Education and Research Council, known as PERC, and the National Oilheat Research Alliance, known as NORA.

I had concerns that the publicly available budgets and meeting minutes for each of the programs suggested that consumer education was consuming a disproportionate share of program resources.

the request of the Senator Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Mr. President, I wish to speak on the legislation that is pending, the Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act, but also more generally on the issue of the loss of jobs, particularly in the energy sector, as we go forward. When BP…

That's why I've introduced the ROADS SAFE legislation that was incorporated into the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

MADD strongly urges this committee to work with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.