Barbara Boxer

I just wonder whether or not the Administration is going to ask for all the funds that we in Congress authorize for research and building cellulosic ethanol plants in fiscal years 2006 and 2007?

There are very few things we can do, it seems to me, as legislators, that could be so beneficial as turning to cellulosic fuel.

I want to go back to the Lautenberg-Menendez amendment. It is extraordinary to me; when we try to talk about common ground on the issue of pregnancy prevention, doesn't my colleague believe one area we ought to all come together on…

Here we had a chance to do something to prevent these unintended pregnancies. This bill focuses on a small number of cases. It seems to me by two votes we lost that vote. It is an issue, wouldn't my friend say?

I thank the Chair. It is the first time all day I have been correct. I yield to Senator Murray 5 minutes and then, at the end of the debate, Senator Lautenberg for 2\1/2\ minutes.

I would like to have 5 minutes to respond. I thought we were going to start the debate after the luncheons. Upon his conclusion, perhaps in the next minute or so, may I have a few minutes to open?

I will take less than a minute to thank both sides. Can the Senator help me? This is my able assistant.

Well, I'm encouraged that you support the FCC's principles. I just don't know why you wouldn't want them to have the authority to address the problem.

Well, I thank you, because I worry about the House language, and I think this is an important debate.

Listen, I heard about that in California from Enron, and I know what happened, 'Leave us alone, prices will go down,' and we're $11 billion poorer.

I think I agree with you.

I would say we need to bring competition into every American community.

Depends on the issue.

I think the struggle is not over the definition of 'nondiscrimination.'

I think we've got to get past that.

For my State of California, I thank you for that.

I read the section of the bill several times. What you have in the bill is very good. It says the employer must make a good faith effort before hiring a guest worker, and he or she has to take 90 days. All we do is say, in that 90-day…

That is clearly one. And I have met with juvenile diabetics. I have met with the children, the parents and the families. They are counting on us. Here we are in Health Week, as my friend points out. We have the votes. Yet what do they…

As my friend pointed out in his statement, we have the votes for stem cell research, even with the President's opposition. If we asked for a show of hands in any roomful of people: Have you been touched by cancer, have you not personally…

Cost sharing goes along with this project just as with every other project. So for the Senator to stand up and suggest that we don't pay into this project is simply false.

Does the Senator not know that this is a federally authorized project? Is the Senator unaware of that?

If it is all right with Senator Dodd, I wish to be heard on the Reid amendment for not longer than 15 minutes.

Oh, that is so nice. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from California.

I ask my colleague to make sure Senator Lautenberg knows my colleagues are willing to yield him 10 minutes upon my completion; is that correct?

If I can have 20 minutes following Senator Byrd, which we think will be used by other Senators on the same topic.