Mr. President, I wish to first commend Senator Landrieu for her great leadership. It is true we share this river, and when you see all the barges go down the river every day, you see the trade and the export firsthand that we are talking…

We are very, very committed. So we have put in place actions to promote that.

There seems to be a disconnect between your testimony and what appears to be the reality here.

An environment in which workers could approach management--it said BP had not established a positive, trusting, and open environment.

fear tactics.

it would do everything possible to ensure nothing like it happens again.

Mr. President, today I am introducing the Thermal Renewable Energy and Efficiency, or TREEA, Act, on behalf of myself and Senator Bond. I want to thank him for working with me on this bill, which is inspired by models in both of our…

When can we expect such an environment to become a reality for people who work for BP?

I really believe that worker participation in improving workplace safety is essential.

I was pleased to work with Senator Brown to request appropriations for research on epidermolysis bullosa.

We need to do more for all of these cases.

I'm proud that many humanitarian-use devices have been generated by companies with Minnesota ties.

They are helpful, but not required?

I do not want to have the largest prison population in the world.

But I think the alternative starts very, very early.

I believe there has to be a better way to make sure our scientific infrastructure and financial incentives produce treatments for both prevalent and rare diseases.

Every day, I receive letters from Minnesotans of all ages who suffer from rare or under-studied conditions, and that have little or no prospect for care.

As a society, it is wrong for us to expect people with devastating diseases to fund the search for their treatments.