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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and that my amendment No. 4311 be called up. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Chair hears none, and it is so ordered. The clerk will report the…
But with Comcast, it is going from one pocket to the other, with Comcast/NBC.
One of my other concerns about Comcast/NBC--and this impacts people in Minnesota and all over the country--is their cable bills.
I was frustrated--I know many of us were--that this should have been part of the health care bill also.
Thank you, Madame Chair, for convening this hearing on my bill, the Upper Mississippi River Protection Act (S. 2779).
The taxpayers of my State and others not have to pay for this when BP clearly made some decisions that were wrong decisions.
Every percentage point we lose of tourism costs us 170,000 jobs in this country.
A few weeks ago, I actually went down to the Gulf and saw firsthand the scope of the disaster.
I have no doubt about the damages. I am just wondering if people believe some extra protection would help them.
When companies are clearly trying to do something about what may be perceived or is anticompetitive conduct, they are taking measures on their own, do you take that into account when you decide whether to investigate?
I wanted to talk to you about the status of that case with Ovation.
I want to thank him for his leadership--I am a cosponsor--that would make these pay-for-delay agreements... presumptively illegal.
S. 2779 and H.R. 3671, introduced by Senator Klobuchar, to authorize a study of groundwater on the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
If we are going to have a $75 million cap, and BP made $16 billion last year, how is it an incentive for them to take safety measures?
we will do everything we can to help your family.
But isn't this the one that you just told Senator Durbin has the $1.6 billion in it, and we are looking at over almost $10 billion for this right now.