I just think we need to get the legislation right such that the bill does not unnecessarily sacrifice civil liberties.
the two bills here in the Senate present very serious threats to our privacy and civil liberties.
Senator Hoeven, I have asked him many times to discover oil in Minnesota and he has yet to do it.
There were 4,340 workplace deaths in 2010. That is 4,340 too many.
if we changed that legislatively, it could make sense, because Senator Isakson was talking about the input of the industry.
the current system enabling OSHA to fulfill its mission? And I think the answer is it's not good enough.
I believe that we can do better, and today we should be serious about trying to figure out how to do that.
I think that if you make $137 billion, if you're those 5 companies, you really don't need tax subsidies from the taxpayer.
I think economically it will only help us to develop these renewable energy sources of solar and wind and biomass.
I think this is a very, very important hearing.
Weatherization has a lot of positive impacts, it reduces energy costs, protects the environment and reduces demand on power generation.