I believe there is strong public support for National Park Service management of the Valles Caldera, and the inclusion of the preserve in the National Park System will ensure that the area is appropriately protected.

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a Business Meeting has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The business meeting will be held on Wednesday, June…

Mr. President, before the Senate votes on Senate Resolution 548, I wish to speak briefly in opposition to it. This resolution speaks to this so-called ``flotilla incident'' that occurred a few weeks ago near Gaza. I am concerned that this…

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be…

This moratoria will affect as many as 46,200 jobs may be idled.

We must learn from this accident and aggressively develop better technology to stop these spills from happening.

If we don't get this right, we are going to eliminate every job that we are trying to create...

These matters are urgent. I am hopeful that we can proceed quickly to consider legislation on these issues in the committee next week.

As the Congress formulates its overall response to the disaster, its first order of business must continue to be to care for the families of those who lost their lives in the rig explosion and those Gulf residents who are suffering every…

I want to commend Senator Shaheen for her work on an oil spill response research and development measure.

We cannot repeat the mistakes, negligence, or recklessness that led to this disaster.

Our goal must be, of course, to prevent future disasters. But we can and we must do more than that.

Mr. President, I wish to speak briefly about the issue of unemployment insurance benefits. We, the Congress, allowed these benefits to expire 21 days ago. I believe there is a major misperception on the part of some about what the effect…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Kevin Wenderoth and Leah Paisner of my office be granted the privilege of the floor for today, June 23. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I appreciate your statement that it is moving in the right direction and will strengthen the ability of the department to carry out its responsibilities.

The administration has laid down a blanket inappropriate, in my view, 6-month moratoria with no end in sight.

This administration's decision, which I fiercely disagree with, to stop all activity with the 33 deepwater rigs...

Thank you, Chairman Lautenberg, and thank you to the panelists.