Political Quotes

“I congratulate Senator Schatz. I support and cosponsored the Schatz amendment. He has identified a priority that Senator Feinstein and I already made a priority. It is one of the two parts of the Department of Energy that got any increase in the nondefense area--the Office of Science and this one. He has worked with us in committee. He has worked with us on the floor. He found an offset so that it is paid for. We are reducing other spending to increase this spending. This is called setting priorities in discretionary spending, which is under control. It is not the part of the budget that creates Federal debt. We should do more of this energy research, but we should do it by reducing other spending. I would suggest that reducing subsidies to wind power, oil, and gas would be a good way to start. I ask for a ``yes'' vote on the Schatz amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.”