Some say this isn't much of a cut. Tell that to the working man or woman who gets up at 4:30 and drives 75 miles one way to work in this city in his pickup because the Government won't let him work at home in the coal mines, or building…

Many Americans accepted the gas tax increase because they believed that the money would go to rebuilding and expanding the Nation's highway infrastructure. Today, that is exactly how the money is used. But, again, since the…

He further states: Existing leases and what oil and natural gas companies could do with them already are the objects of long-running legal disputes. He says he would cancel leases in areas already leased by previous administrations. These…

Make no mistake, if the amendment of the Senator from Delaware is adopted, the Senate will go on record in support of a failed energy policy that rewards the price fixers in OPEC and the military ambitions of Saddam Hussein. The Department…

I note that the picture my friend from California identified--and that is an extraordinary picture of the Brooks Range, as she may not know--is nowhere near the Coastal Plain, the 1002 area about which we are talking. It is probably…

it is always amusing to me to learn the facts about my State, things I didn't know. I was 6 or 7 years old when my family moved to Alaska, and I have lived extensively throughout the State and believe I have some knowledge of facts and…

now they are experimenting on us with this price band. That is a pretty dangerous precedent to set, but, nevertheless, we have become so beholden to OPEC, we are 56-percent dependent on OPEC. The occupant of the chair remembers the Arab…

I will take the opportunity, as the junior Senator from Alaska, to make a few comments relative to the designation by Alaskans of Senator Ted Stevens, Alaskan of the Century. For years we have been proclaiming the Alaskan of the Year. This…

That situation may be resolved by the takeover by Phillips of ARCO. BP did not have on the west coast any refineries. ARCO did. To make a long story short, with BP acquiring ARCO refineries, there will not be a surplus on the west coast. I…

I alert my colleagues that an extraordinary thing happened yesterday in the House of Representatives. The House accepted the Senate bill on nuclear waste without amending the Senate bill. As the occupant of the Chair knows, oftentimes the…

this lease is from the native village of Venetie. It has the signatures of Sarah James and a number of others. It is dated April 2, 1984, and it specifically states that the acreage offered under the lease is 1,799,927.65 acres, U.S…

I believe the Senator from Maine seeks recognition, Ms. Collins. She represents a part of the country that has been very hard hit by high heating oil prices with a cold winter. While we have seen excuses made relative to certain volumes of…

This proposal of a floor and a ceiling for somewhere in the area of $14 to $17 would guarantee them an opportunity to continue when prices dropped below a figure and when ordinarily they would cease to exist because they couldn't operate…

I remind the Senator that in 1973 when we had the Arab oil embargo, we had a bipartisan effort to come together, to take steps to ensure we would never be over 50-percent dependent on imported oil. We created the Strategic Petroleum…

Further, I note that that particular letter is a bipartisan letter. Many Democrats as well as Republicans are on that letter, specifically asking, again, for a new finding on oil imports and pointing out that the domestic oil and gas…

I compliment my good friend, the senior Senator from West Virginia, for his attention to the energy crisis that clearly this Nation faces, and particularly his attention to the realization that we have become so dependent on imported…

I wonder if I might ask a question of my friend from Texas relative to, again, the contribution of these small stripper wells. They are prevalent in our State, Oklahoma, and other areas. While they don't produce much, the numbers are…

I think I understand more than many the anger many Americans feel when they see gasoline pump prices at $1.80 a gallon or higher. But I also think it is unfortunate that the Clinton-Gore administration has, for 8 years, kind of lulled…

let me advise you, yesterday at the close of business, the posted price of oil was $34.13 a barrel. The Dow was down 374 points. The share price of one company, Procter & Gamble, plunged 30 percent as a consequence of their third quarter…

I compliment Senator Collins for her introduction of the St. Croix heritage bill. I look forward to receiving that in my Energy Committee, and I will attempt to take it up at an early opportunity for a hearing and report it out. I want to…

Friday, the price of oil exceeded $30. It was close to $31.26. That is high--not necessarily an all-time high, but it is pretty close. Back in 1973, when we had the Arab oil embargo, the prices were in that neighborhood. A lot of people…

I concur with his pointed criticism of whether or not we have a sound surplus, or whether it is somewhat realistic. He points out the $19 billion that has been paid by the ratepayers into the nuclear waste fund, as an example. He and I…

I rise to introduce an electric deregulation bill, which it is my sincere hope will reduce the burdens on our electric ratepayers and consumers throughout this country by promoting competition and reliability in the electric power…

as this debate comes to an end, I think it appropriate to respond to my friend from New Mexico relative to what I understand he said--that he had not seen a real letter from the Governors opposing taking title. I don't know whether the…

as a former banker, I must draw attention to what I consider an extraordinary movement by this administration, the Department of Treasury's decision to distribute the U.S. $1 coin to America's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, in Arkansas. Isn't…