Thank you, Madame Chair, for convening this hearing on my bill, the Upper Mississippi River Protection Act (S. 2779).
A few weeks ago, I actually went down to the Gulf and saw firsthand the scope of the disaster.
Every percentage point we lose of tourism costs us 170,000 jobs in this country.
The taxpayers of my State and others not have to pay for this when BP clearly made some decisions that were wrong decisi...
Thank you very much, Senator Lautenberg.
I want to thank him for his leadership--I am a cosponsor--that would make these pay-for-delay agreements... presumptivel...
I was frustrated--I know many of us were--that this should have been part of the health care bill also.
When companies are clearly trying to do something about what may be perceived or is anticompetitive conduct, they are ta...
It is a step in the right direction.
I wanted to talk to you about the status of that case with Ovation.
I have no doubt about the damages. I am just wondering if people believe some extra protection would help them.