Douglas Alexander

I would suggest that the America COMPETES Act will be as important as any piece of legislation the Congress passes in this session, and it has taken as much work as any piece of legislation that has been passed in this session. The point…

I strongly resist saying that the Federal Government ought not to have anything to say about whether the Nashville Auto Diesel College ought to be required to accept a transfer of credit from the Harvard classics department. I am not sure…

Mr. President, I wanted the Senate to know that of the $28 billion, one-third of it goes to wind turbines. We have a national wind policy instead of a national energy policy. We will be spending $2 billion a year on wind subsidies. And…

I compliment both Senators from New Mexico for their work on energy. The 2005 bill was a terrific step forward, and there are some important suggestions in this bill. I want to especially say a few words about the tax part of the bill that…

I hope so too. He talked about how difficult it was and how impressive it was for four committees, plus the Finance Committee, all to make a contribution and how we might be able to make progress with alternative fuels, with energy…

If I were an American fighting in Iraq, I would be looking back at us and wondering: What are they doing in Washington, DC, arguing and sniping at each other while we are fighting and dying? I would be thinking: If they are going to send…

I admired him. I respected him. More importantly, I remember the respect Senator Baker and others had for him and for his long and distinguished career. My own father would be 100 years old this year, so I understand the enormous pride…

There are a number of issues before this body that are too big for one party to solve. This has been one of them. But after 2 years of work across party lines, we ended up with 63 cosponsors, 208 pages of legislation. We dealt with 40…

I strongly agree with him. Our immigration laws are archaic in this regard. We have 650,000 legal new citizens every year, and we should, in our own interests, allow highly skilled men and women--the brightest people in the world who come…

One final question, Mr. President. Does the Senator from New Hampshire believe that Federal spending is one of the most difficult challenges we have here and is a matter that will need a bipartisan approach? And that we need to employ all…

My sense of this amendment is that it understands human nature pretty well. Is it not the Senator's experience as Governor, and as a member of the Appropriations Committee for a long time, that sometimes items slip through, and that the…

If the President sends a package of proposals back and asks: Do you really want to spend this money, and if a majority of the Senate decides that it did, and a majority of the House decides that it didn't, what happens then?

Would the Senator from New Mexico clarify whether this conservation and outdoor recreation royalty would prevent additional appropriations for the Land and Water Conservation Fund stateside program?

The answer is 20 percent of all our electricity in the United States and 70 percent of our carbon-free electricity is produced by nuclear power.

Today I reintroduce a resolution that expresses the sense of Congress that colleges and universities should continue to educate their students about the importance of intellectual property and the harm caused by copyright infringement. I…

The answer to my friend from Colorado is no. The election of a new President might change an Executive order if the new President modified or changed the Executive order. My understanding of Senator Inhofe's amendment, and he can speak for…

I see the manager of the bill. I wonder if it would be appropriate for me to go ahead for about 10 minutes on the Inhofe amendment.

I wonder if, through the Chair, I might ask the Senator from New Hampshire a question. Typically, a piece of legislation that is paid for has a better chance of making it all the way through to the end than a piece of legislation that is…

I understand the remaining time on the Democratic side is not needed and may be yielded back.

I see the whip. I have three or four remarks on another subject. Mr. McCONNELL. I am in no hurry.

Tomorrow Governor Bredesen and Congressman Tanner will be on the site. We will continue to be in touch with Governor Bredesen and provide whatever assistance we can. We will work closely with State and local officials. My prayers are with…

We are happy to yield to the distinguished Senator from Vermont 3 of our minutes so he can make his remarks.

I believe Senator Kyl and Senator Cornyn are coming to the Chamber to talk. I believe they have just arrived. I defer to Senator Cornyn and to Senator Kyl. We will be voting tonight on an amendment about helping prospective citizens become…

Not on this but on another matter. If the Senator needs more than a minute, I am glad to yield some of our time to the Senator.

It calls for a Federal research plan. I thank our colleagues for joining us in this effort. We hope the legislation will pass Congress this year. With the permission of the Senator from Rhode Island, I ask unanimous consent that the…