I rise to join Senator Campbell in opposing section 822 of S. 517, which is pending. I support the amendment by Senator Campbell to strike that. The section creates a federally funded program requiring States to establish scrappage…

I rise in support of the Bond-Levin amendment. I believe the automobiles need to become more efficient; it is in our national interest. I think our leader referred to this car pictured on the chart as the ``purple people eater.'' I think…

I would say that statement, in general terms, is consistent with the reality that the price of fuel is primarily controlled by OPEC through their cartel and they have set a floor and set a ceiling. The floor is $22; the ceiling is $28…

Starting in 1995, the Congress prevented changes in fuel economy standards for all vehicles. Such restrictions were lifted starting with the model year 2004. In 1992, the Senate marked up a bill with CAFE, I might add, and ANWR, and…

yesterday our President, President George W. Bush, marked the 6-month anniversary of the terrorist attacks. I think we would all agree he used some very strong words for our adversaries. I quote President Bush: Every nation in our…

Let me respond to the last question, if I may. The same National Academy of Sciences study on which the Senator bases his legislative proposal, with new technologies, has estimates of cost and impact as in the EIA study. I think what the…

I remind all those who are following the debate that it is relatively easy to set targets of achievement, and in this particular bill we have set the year 2013 in which to achieve 35 miles per gallon under CAFE. We are now roughly at 24…

I quoted the National Academy of Sciences, and the Senator from Massachusetts is arguing the point that it wasn't included in his particular amendment.

Well, as the Senator from Massachusetts knows, the leadership has seen fit to basically go around the committee process because the Energy and Natural Resources Committee has not met in a markup since October. We had no opportunity to…

If I may respond, this comes from the National Academy of Sciences. It reads as follows: Contrary to recommendations, the NAS report says that the proposal establishes both unreasonable targets and unreasonable timetables. According to the…

If the Senator will look up the Record, they have never seen, in the 22 years I have been here, an occasion where the majority leader has absolutely forbid the committees to meet. The Republican leader may have moved bills without going…

It is not a movement of rapidity. We passed opening ANWR in 1995, as the Senator from Massachusetts will recall, and it was vetoed.

I think the Senator from Massachusetts has to be careful in his generalities because the Ford Escape isn't a real SUV. I understand its towing capacity is only 1,000 pounds. That means you can't really tow your boat to where you are going…

That is 26,000 to 52,000 additional deaths since 1980 and nearly a half a million additional serious injuries due to too-rapid increases in CAFE standards. Why is this? Well, again we have the National Academy of Sciences, and they said it…

I refer my colleagues to an incident that has perhaps occurred without the knowledge of those who are lamenting that our dependence on imported oil has been relieved somewhat because prices are down. I call to the attention of my…

The question is a matter of choice for the American public in purchasing these hybrids. They can purchase them now. You can go out and get a car that gets 50 miles per gallon if you wish.

It was vetoed by President Clinton. Had we proceeded with it at that time, we would now know what we had. And I think that the Senator from Massachusetts has forgotten one thing. On matters of national security--and certainly national…

If the minority leader were here, he would cite the specific differences. The Senator from Massachusetts can either accept my explanation or not. But factually, what happened is that the committee was forbidden to address any business…

I thought the Senator from Massachusetts was going to respond to my question; which was, Is he going to allow a 50-vote on ANWR? I don't think he addressed that.

Before we vote, I would like to speak very briefly on the qualifications of Judge Beistline. No one would question Judge Beistline's qualifications or his fitness to serve on the Federal bench. He has served with distinction in our State…

I look forward to, hopefully, moving with some dispatch on the energy bill. There are probably a few more contentious issues, as you know: Electricity, certainly ANWR, CAFE, renewables. So we have our work cut out for us. I encourage…

Isn't it based on a historical evaluation of what has happened? And so it is factual in relationship to actual statistical information.

Again, I want to make reference to some of the refuges because some people make an automatic mental transfer that somehow this is a refuge. Therefore, there should not be any exploration occurring or any activity of any kind. This chart…

In response to Senator Dorgan regarding his amendment which covers powerplant operator training, the amendment establishes, as he has noted, a national center to address the need for training and educational activities of operators of…

the editorial in the Washington Post indicates that we can't drill our way out of our ties to the world oil market. Well, I agree with that. They further state that they feel we can generate from conservation what we would potentially…