What I would encourage is that the professional staff take a good look at this and see if indeed there is not some other agency that would have this information. I think it is important for the Senator from Illinois to recognize on…

I certainly agree and am anxious to work with Senator Bingaman in moving this matter along. My list currently shows 73 amendments pending on the other side, many of which, I am sure, can be addressed without a vote and simply…

I want to enter into a general discussion with my friend from Illinois relative to the substantive effect of his proposed Commission because while I certainly concur we are entitled to have this information, I am wondering why an inquiry…

I call attention this afternoon to an article that appeared in the New York Times. It is entitled ``The Missing Energy Strategy.'' I want to quote it. The paper details what they describe as: Washington's sorry failure to devise a balanced…

I would like to have an explanation from the New York Times, as a consequence of where they were in 1987 and 1998 and 1999 and in 2001 being against it and now they are critical when we are trying to do something about it. Yet they don't…

some remarks were made by the majority leader last night that I think need to be countered. I will take a moment to respond to some of the statements he made last evening. Last night, some members of the majority accused the Republican…

Unfortunately, I was absent when the two Senators from New York proposed an amendment authorizing funding for prohibition on oil and gas drilling in the Finger Lakes National Forest in New York. My first reaction was that it was precisely…

I will give my colleagues a little history and background because I do not think there has been an awful lot of identification as to the credit and penalty costs associated with the renewable portfolio standard. I commend the majority…

in responding, the examples I cited are beyond the control of the Senate, beyond the control of the consumer groups. It is just a world market that dictates, when somebody chooses to reduce the supply. As we increase our dependence on the…

My concern is whether or not the proposal would really create another study panel to study what has already been studied many times. Quite frankly, we already knew with what price hikes were associated; namely, a shortage. I often find it…

Ordinarily, the problems we have relative to energy are not enough electricity, not enough electric transmission in some areas, not enough oil and gas production in other areas, not enough refining capacity in other areas. Consumer…

for the last several days--since we have been following the Mideast crisis--clearly I think we are all aware that what was a tinderbox has now ignited into a firestorm. This chart gives us an update of what happened while we were out for…

Yesterday major oil producers in Venezuela went on strike. Between Venezuela and Iraq, nearly 30 percent of our oil imports are at risk. And that is nearly 12 million barrels today. We also learned that Saddam Hussein has indicated a…

although we have some significant issues left to decide, we need to close out electricity, climate change, tax provisions, and increasing our domestic production. As I stated in my opening statement, because of the manner in which this…

I advise my colleagues that yesterday another significant step was taken in the process to address relief for nuclear energy by the approval of the Yucca Mountain process--and I emphasize process because it is a step-by-step effort. The…

I have to go back to my firm belief in the government being closest to the people as usually the government that is most responsive. I fail to acknowledge that if we don't adopt this mandate, we are somehow being irresponsible. I think the…

If I may respond, I think we have to make a general acknowledgment that States are responsible. Their utility commissions are responsible. Their ratepayers are responsible. They are going to respond as they see fit to the needs of their…

I want to make one more point before I respond to my friend from New Mexico. A State with a 10-percent mandate, they say, on hydro, would now have to also meet an additional 10 percent--OK? An additional 10 percent, with something new…

I want to make sure that we all understand some of the terminology used, and the words ``hog fuel.'' I know what it is. It is the waste. The significant aspects of recognizing the way this portion of the Bingaman amendment bill was…

I gather there is some concern expressed by the majority leader about the pace at which we are proceeding on the energy bill. This often happens in the process of a complex piece of legislation, particularly a piece of legislation that has…

amendment No. 3069 incorporates all of the changes Senator Bingaman and I have worked out with the State of Alaska, the Alaska Legislature, the pipeline companies, the North Slope oil and gas producers, and northern Alaska petroleum…

Mr. President, I will file an amendment, but I shall not bring it up at this time. This amendment would require the cessation of importing oil from Iraq, which is currently at 1.2 million barrels a day, until such time as the President…

Clearly, there are some States out of the 14 that have initiated the program on their own. That is great. That should be encouraged. Texas is certainly one. There may be a misunderstanding between the Senator from New Mexico and myself as…

I might observe, the State of Florida is in company here with a lot of other corporations. Nevertheless, I think what we have is people who are suggesting that, indeed, we have not examined sufficiently the ramifications of just what this…

I rise to elaborate on my vote on H.R. 2356, the latest effort at campaign finance "reform." I voted against the McCain-Feingold bill earlier this Congress, and I see little improvement in the bill we are currently debating. For this…