10/05/2009
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"We simply cannot afford to have a repeat of what happened last December with the brinkmanship."
"What I see as holding us back right now is the inconsistency that we have seen in tax policy."
"I think it is important, Mr. Chairman, for this committee, with its jurisdiction over telecommunications, to be involved in this decision."
"I've introduced legislation with Senators Graham, Schumer and Hoeven, which would make it an explicit Federal crime to steal metal from critical infrastructure."