the University of Alaska, the University, is Alaska's oldest post-secondary school. The University was chartered prior to statehood and has played a vital role in educating Alaskans as well as students from around the world. But the…

energy should not be a partisan issue. For over 3 months, our Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has been effectively dissolved. The committee was closed while this document was put together behind closed doors, with no input from…

While there is some satisfaction in seeing that the majority has agreed to prioritize energy, on the other hand I am absolutely dismayed at the partisan nature in which this bill was put together and the extraordinary means taken to remove…

The letter says: At the request of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman today suspended any further markup of energy legislation for this session of Congress. Now that is…

I want to make my views known on that because it represents a departure from tradition in the Senate of bipartisanship within the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. I believe we can anticipate the Democratic leader and the chairman of…

The decision to allow oil and gas development in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife has significant impacts on our effort to make a success of the very directive of Congress in ANCSA. Our self determination is at stake. It…

I want to engage the two leaders in a brief colloquy. I have requested an opportunity to bring the two leaders into a short colloquy relative to the urgency of trying to work out a schedule that is compatible with the business at hand of…

let me again reflect on where I think we are. We have chosen to try to get an energy bill before this body all year. We introduced an energy bill late in January in the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Hearings were held. We had a…

I want to explain why I will oppose cloture on both the Lott amendment and the substitute amendment the majority leader offered. As a consequence, I will be voting against cloture. I will oppose cloture on the Lott amendment for two…

I am continually amused and continually astounded by the general statements by my colleagues on the other side who have never taken the time, despite the invitations that have been extended, to visit this area themselves and to talk to the…

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today renewed their call for a fair vote on a comprehensive energy plan before the U.S. Senate. ... ``Teamster members in the railroad industry have worked hard for a secure retirement,'' said…

For the edification of my friend from Connecticut, there have been 50 bills introduced on this topic. There have been over 60 hearings. We have had 5 markups of committee jurisdiction, in the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources…

If we look at the polling information we have, it is obvious what American public opinion consists of. This survey was done in November by the IPSOS-Reid Corporation: 95 percent of Americans say any Federal action on energy is important…

I wonder if I could enter into a colloquy with my friend from Connecticut. The Senator from Alaska would inquire whether the Senator from Connecticut has ever been invited up to the area by the Native people of Alaska and the residents of…

We have talked a little bit this morning about the ``Serengeti.'' Let me tell you where the ``Serengeti'' of Alaska is. It is another area where all the lakes are, and it is hardly a ``Serengeti'' because the Coastal Plain is all the same…

I appreciate the comments. I can assure the Senator from Connecticut that the Senator from Alaska intends to bring this matter up to a vote, as does my Senate colleague, Senator Stevens. The frustrating thing is we are always put in a…

I would certainly agree there ought to be a better way. Perhaps the Senator is not aware of the public opinion on this issue and how it has changed rather dramatically. This is a poll that was done by IPSOS-Reid firm, well-known, and the…

I wish to enter a short colloquy with my good friend, the Senator from Louisiana, and ask her if the anticipated opening of ANWR would not require construction of 19 double hull tankers, some of which would be constructed in her State…

I rise today to say that that time has come. Today it is a reality. I hope in the coming debate we can separate much of the fiction that has been associated with this issue. I rise today in support of the amendment to the underlying…

I would like to take a note here, relative to the number of ships that would have to be built if, indeed, ANWR were opened. A lot of people overlook the reality that Alaskan oil is unique. It has to move in U.S.-flagged vessels because the…

I was talking about current reserves, so there very well may have been a well in Nevada, but there isn't anymore.

I am very happy to respond to my friend from Arizona. Perhaps I can highlight a little bit about the specific dependence. Here is where we get our oil currently: Nigeria, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and here is Iraq--862,000 barrels. It is over a…

It would eliminate Iraq's contribution. We would not have to depend on Iraq for 70 years. That is the harsh reality. That is what ANWR is estimated to contain. The range goes from 5.6 billion barrels to 16 billion barrels. As the Senator…

We are seeing some very dangerous signs coming from Saudi Arabia. There is a lot of corruption over there, signs relative to the stability of the Royal Family. And there is concern over Bin Laden. There is concern that he could get into…

Referring to my good friend again, the junior Senator from Massachusetts, who says the supply is insignificant, if the supply is insignificant, what has Prudhoe Bay done to this country? This is Prudhoe Bay. It was developed 27 years ago…