Pete Domenici: “I say to Senator McCain, I understand he wants to speak in opposition to the amendment. I will not be long. Mr. McCAIN.…”

We are fortunate, and we want to make sure you know that what you get, the work product you get, is bipartisan.

It is clear from this example that good things can happen when we open up more areas for drilling in a responsible manner.

I want to remind the committee again, and I will say it to you, Senator Snowe, remember, our package was put together by Democrats and Republicans, so we do not come here starting with one side or the other.

That did not reduce any beneficiaries' benefits, it just cut the amounts that providers were otherwise getting.