Pete Domenici: “I wish to say as a preamble to his speech, for those who are going to listen to him, that he is a member of the Energy…”

“I wish to say as a preamble to his speech, for those who are going to listen to him, that he is a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and has been for some time. Most of the time people think that the committee is a committee of interior, public land States, but it also has a lot to do with coal and our energy future, diversification of our energy resources. We have had a marvelous committee. Part of it is because of Members such as Senator Bunning. He has been a great participant. He comes to the meetings, he works hard, he offers amendments. He understands we need an energy bill. He does not win all the time, but he has his views, and he has been a strong proponent for us getting our house in order and to use as much American energy as possible for our future. I commend him for it. I trust we will get a bill out of the Senate and out of conference, one he can vote with not just a ``yea'' but with a hearty ``yea,'' not just one of those softballs but one of those fastballs he used to throw. That is what we are looking for. I yield the floor and thank the Senator. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Kentucky.”