William C. Baker: “If the bay is to be saved, EPA must hold Pennsylvania accountable.”

I think then we have an obligation, because we were elected by the people to preserve, protect and strengthen Medicare, not to kill it, that we have to take some action which will allow it to live beyond just our generation.

Well, let me summarize, because we have run out of time, if the gentleman from Ohio will yield one more second, and that is we have established now, there is a problem, because two generations of trustees, Republican and Democrat, have…

By 2010 it is over. We have 14 to 16 years to straighten this out. While the others drag their feet, my own Senator ran ads saying, I will vote for the balanced budget, vote for me. She got here and reneged. It was the one vote that killed…

I think the gentleman in the budget area said $17 million savings on the commission, lower rates to consumers and a better trade balance. I ask for an ``aye'' vote, and a ``no'' vote on the Oberstar amendment.