the amendment proposes to eliminate municipal solid waste as a qualifying generator type for the purpose of the renewable portfolio standard. I rise to oppose the amendment. Specifically, I am opposed to the renewable portfolio standard as…

I refer to the last paragraph on the first page of that letter. The results indicate: That reformulated gasoline (RFG) prices are projected to increase in 2006 by about 4 cents per gallon because of a 14 State ban on MTBE, by an additional…

I want my colleagues to note there is not one single thing in here that increases domestic oil production in this energy bill. I find that unconscionable at a time when energy prices are increasing. We face continued crisis in the Middle…

Today we are seeing headlines: ``Summer Gasoline Prices Again Headed Higher.'' We also see information coming at us from the Mideast relative to the crisis, and Saddam Hussein advises that oil is going to be used as a weapon. Oil as a…

I thank my friend, Senator Bingaman. It is the intention of the prohibition on Iraqi-origin petroleum imports to terminate the imports, and they could then be addressed by the President and the President, after consultation with relative…

earlier this month Saddam Hussein indicated that he was terminating oil production for 30 days. That would terminate oil from Iraq to the United States. I have a chart in the Chamber that shows currently the oil that we are receiving from…

As I show you on this map what happened to Alaska in 1980. The ANILCA land law was passed, and our State was, in effect, gerrymandered by Congress. I want you to look at all those stripes across an area that is one-fifth the size of the…

As we look at other aspects of the debate in the limited time we are going to have tomorrow, I hope we would not rest our laurels on simply increasing CAFE standards. We had a very healthy debate on that. We sacrificed CAFE standards, to a…

What it does is simply say these are job issues and our business is jobs and productivity for the American people. This has become an issue where, clearly, if you look at the vote the last time that we voted on this issue in the Senate, it…

There is an expression from a dozen or so House Members saying this is an opportunity. You might not get it again. We have identified significant funding to rejuvenate the steel industry, take care of the retirees, and put it back on its…

A few of the national Jewish organizations recognize what is happening currently, and that is oil is funding terrorism. We all remember September 11 when, for the first time, an aircraft was used as a weapon. Now we have statements from…

It is the so-called lightning rod known as ANWR. It has been interesting to be here today and participate with a number of Senators, almost all of whom have never been to my State and visited ANWR. They certainly had some strong opinions…

Why didn't we get a land selection there? We thought we could trust the Forest Service. We thought we could work in harmony. We rue the day, but here it is, and we have to live with it. We have to come to the Congress and plead for…

We have talked about oilfields. We have talked about the Arctic. We have talked about the wildlife. We have talked about the oil reserves. We have talked about the safety of development. I think we have responded to the myth that some…

I was hoping the minority leader would respond by asking me a question. Having been there exactly a year ago today, with Senator Bingaman, who left his gloves at home and we had to find a pair of socks for him--we later found him a pair of…

I ask the Senator from Louisiana: Some people have suggested that the better answer is, rather than opening ANWR to drilling, we should simply concentrate on the Gulf of Mexico and put up every possible lease sale. I think that lease sales…

I certainly concur we have had a lot of hearings, but I ask the majority whip why we did not have any markups. Why did the majority leader forbid our committee from having markups after the hearings, when a majority of the committee…

As everyone knows, gasoline prices have been increasing for the past several weeks in anticipation of the historically higher demand seen during the summer driving season. These increases are a source of serious concern to this…

The underlying amendment was introduced by Senator Stevens, myself, and Senator Breaux and, as a consequence, I think deserves some explanation relative to the specifics that are in the underlying amendment. The items for consideration…

I was somewhat relieved to see an ad that appeared in the Washington Post. It is entitled: Think All Environmentalists Oppose President Bush's Energy Plan? . . . Think Again . . . I am going to read a couple of excerpts because I think it…

This amendment would basically end our imports of oil from Iraq until certain conditions were met. First would be that the U.N. certifies that Iraq has complied with Security Council Resolution 687 and has dismantled their program to…

on a note of levity and in the spirit of Senator Durbin with the authorization of a study on the use of bicycles as a pilot program, I am going to pilot my program home tonight on my girls' bicycle which I bought for $20. It is one which I…

I have listened to portions of the debate this morning. Obviously, on the issue of ethanol we will have extended discussion, but I am sympathetic to the concerns expressed by the Senator from California and the Senator from New York. It…

let me summarize the dilemma. By our own inaction, we are seeing, if you will, greater vulnerability as this country increases its dependence on imported oil. As I have indicated, Venezuela is on strike. Iraq has terminated its production…

If we expand this to consumer groups, would we not want to have some consideration or environmental input, too? Oftentimes if you have one and do not have the other, then the other wants to be heard. And if we are talking about more…