if we want the next generation to be custodians of the environment and not just in certain areas, but throughout this country, we have to expose them to environmental education and issues.

There has to be at least a core Federal support level because that is what pulls a lot of the private support.

I think one of the benefits of heritage areas is they have broad community support.

Without, I think, healthy dialog within the Congress and the administration, we're not going to be as effective as we should be.

Well, thank you very much. That adds, I think, some context and some real value to what has been so far a very valuable discussion in and of itself.

What it doesn't do is allow sort of the not only just oversight, but, you know, members to be able to indicate the local preferences.

The idea that Arizona, per se, is happy with that law--what they did is they made it a crime to stand on the side of the road and look for work.

Whether you do that through permanent immigration, or through a guest worker program, those positions are needed for the economy.

Okay. So from an economic perspective, should we--how should we be picking and choosing, Mr. Norquist?

If we did not have the 12 million illegals in the United States now, what would the economic effect of that be?

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Mr. President, reserving the right to object, one of my concerns is that this conference report could be used to pass a reconciliation bill that would increase the debt ceiling without sufficient input from the minority party and without…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak out against the so- called Marketplace Fairness Act. In my view, during a time of economic challenge, as we are in today, the very top priority of every elected official, whether Republican or Democrat…

I think with 100,000 people massacred, we are going to have to look at every option that we possibly can.

But you are not answering my question. Do you think 6 months is sufficient time to either conclude or not to conclude an agreement between the United States and Iran?

The policy toward Egypt is to promote a nonviolent, peaceful transition to a democratic----

Have you seen that constitution which enshrines the role of the military immune from any other institution?

Do you believe that we are in compliance with the law?