This is very important to know because 1 out of every 10 jobs in our country is dependent on new vehicle production and sales. The auto industry is responsible for 13.3 million jobs, or 10 percent of private sector jobs. Auto manufacturing…

I yield 15 minutes to the Senator from Michigan. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan is recognized.

I think there is a clear difference. My colleague from Illinois has a political idea of a fuel standard and says that will increase efficiency. The difference is that the Bond- Levin approach relies on what is working and that is having…

pursuant to the order, I ask that that amendment be set aside. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is set aside under the order. Amendment No. 902

I yield myself 15 minutes. I rise to address some of the lingering questions regarding Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE standards. I was hoping this debate would not be necessary because we have debated it, we have resolved it, we…

We could have clean and affordable technologies. This bill is moving us in the right direction. That is the way we should go. We have technologies such as mentioned by the Senator from Ohio, the integrated gasification combined cycle that…

I am happy to answer. Obviously, it is well- intentioned, but I agree with the distinguished chairman of the committee who has done an excellent job on this entire bill. I commend him. The chairman and ranking member, our two friends from…

As I believe has been stated many times before, Justice Owen has won overwhelming support, more than three-quarters support of the majority of Texas and the endorsement of major leading newspapers, the Bar Association, but the left-leaning…

I think the facts are clear. You have heard this many times. Almost everything has been said, but not everybody has said it. I want to go over some of the facts I think are very important. For 214 years judicial nominations have come to…

I seem to recall that. I thought it was a very statesmanlike and accurate portrayal of the traditions of this body and the requirements of the Constitution, and I once again commend our colleague from Utah, who at that time was in a…

We have heard a lot of statements and posturing from the other side about the President trying to pack the courts and how this is a nuclear option. Let me tell you what the nuclear option is. The Democrats say if we go back to the…

I thank Senators Lott and Inouye for their commitments to address this issue in conference. I also raise my concerns with the amendment offered by Senator Pryor to define the term ``household goods motor carrier.'' Definitions matter, and…

after working 2\1/2\ years on this bill, we have a bill that brings the environmental considerations into the planning early on so they can be dealt with without wasting money, time, and resources. No State gets as much as they would like…

I am happy to. And let me say that I agree with the Senator from California that there is a serious problem with grade crossings in this country, and I commend her for her leadership on this issue.

Yes, this program would allow California--and all States-- to use 2 percent of its National Highway System funding for three purposes, one of which is to eliminate grade crossings.

Yes, up to 50 percent of this funding could be used for grants specifically for grade separations.

in these few moments before the vote, I commend the chairman of our Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Inhofe, along with Senators Jeffords and Baucus, for a job well done. We can't forget Senator Reid, whom we consider…

as noted by the Senator from Iowa, this bill incorporates more for bicycles and pedestrians than most highway users can support. We have been very generous. The activities are eligible under the core programs for the National Highway…

we are once again asking for the support of our colleagues to raise the contract authority or budget authority in the highway bill. We said we were going to do this when we brought it to the floor. Eighty of our Members voted in the Budget…

I ask that I be given 4 minutes of that, allowing 2 minutes for my colleague on the other side of the aisle. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I would amend that request to say, when I am finished speaking, Senator Lautenberg may speak. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Is there objection to the request as modified? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…

My understanding from the cloakrooms is there are Members who have phoned in their concerns about moving to it.

I certainly hope the Senator from Mississippi feels better. I feel better because he has expressed my sentiments very clearly. We have been waiting 2\1/3\ years to have this bill in the Senate, and we have plenty to work on. I hope we are…

finally, after much laboring, this massive new substitute, or managers' amendment, is before us. This reflects the tremendous amount of work our staffs have done over the recess as well as the many long weeks and months our committees…

I was going to do what the chairman of the full committee said, but I see our friend from Hawaii is here. We have already had a discussion of the commerce title. I am happy to defer to my colleague from Hawaii. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro…