I strongly support the comments that have been made by my colleague, Senator Gregg, and by my colleague, Senator Murray.

I hope that as we move forward and get specifics on the budget proposals, we can have a much more full explanation of the support for this kind of R&D.

I think we need to get very aggressive at finding a path forward.

I am very discouraged by the decision that has been made by the administration with regard to Yucca Mountain.

Our financial markets and the economic crisis that we face today represent a very serious and a real threat.

I am honored to stand and speak today on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the legislation establishing Alaska as our 49th State. I continue a tradition of sorts: A former Idaho Senator, Frank Church, stood in this same chamber 50…

earlier this week, I asked Idahoans to share with me how high energy prices are affecting their lives, and they responded by the hundreds. The stories, now numbering over 1,000, are heartbreaking and touching. To respect their efforts, I…

a day or so ago, I asked Idahoans to share with me how high energy prices are affecting their lives, and they responded by the hundreds. The stories, now numbering close to 800, are heartbreaking and touching. It is not just filling the…

Although many people are focused very heavily on the President's budget submission, the reality is that the budget is a uniquely legislative responsibility. The President makes a recommendation, but it is this Congress, the Senate and the…

I rise today regarding the extension of the Andean Trade Preference Act, ATPA. This program, which has been in place for approaching two decades, has broadened economic opportunities in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru as an…

So the fact that the fraud occurred in an arena in which derivatives were being utilized does not mean that the derivatives caused the fraud or that there was anything with regard to derivatives regulations that would have changed it, am I…

We had the same point under Enron, if I remember correctly. When we ultimately got into the bottom of it, it was not even the derivatives which were at issue, although they were blamed.

I do want to pose one question for you to consider either during your testimony or perhaps in follow up if it does not come up there.

my biggest concern right now is our budget deficit and the trade deficits that we are facing

Idaho faces grim news this morning as the deaths of two young wildland firefighters are reported. They were killed late Tuesday afternoon while fighting the Cramer fire in the Salmon-Challis National Forest west of the town of Salmon near…

We want to see the consumer confidence in the entire industry following these things.

Consumer confidence has been raised by a number of people and, clearly, that is the end result that we want to achieve here.

We want to make sure that we have the correct statutory and regulatory systems and procedures in place.

I appreciated Senator Dodd's line of questioning. It is generally the line I wanted to pursue.

I believe what I said was that, as I had been here over 10 years, we debated that proposal several times and every time it has been debated it has been attacked as a tax cut for the wealthy. I can tell you from my own personal experience…

I wish to step back a bit and look at my personal experience in Congress as an example of what it is we are really looking at, what the perspective is with regard to this debate. I ran for Congress in 1993. At that time, we had massive…

I also stand with the Senator from Texas, the Senator from Arkansas, the Senator from Nebraska--really, all the Senators--to take this opportunity to share our feelings about the support we have for our troops while they are engaged in…

I also appreciate Senator Sarbanes and the other Senators in the Chamber who are so involved in working on this critical issue. Our water infrastructure needs in this Nation are crying out for attention. This is one of those areas we have…

The goals of this Rule, and of the legislation underlying it, are very worthwhile and laudable, which we should be working expeditiously to achieve.

I share the concerns that you have raised and hope that message is getting through.