Byron Dorgan: “first of all, I have enjoyed the opportunity to exchange views with my colleagues. They are very able legislators. I…”

“first of all, I have enjoyed the opportunity to exchange views with my colleagues. They are very able legislators. I thank my colleague from Iowa and my colleagues from Virginia and Minnesota and also my colleague from Arizona, chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. I must, however, correct one little misstatement at the end. My good friend from Virginia just raised this little issue about the Internet tax, and nobody is suggesting we tax the Internet. We will save that for another day. We can have another date--just the two of us--on that subject. We need to do that based on facts. I will say that I think this is a good exchange of views. My colleague from Arizona and I, with our caucuses, have created an opportunity--and we will try to do this each month--which allows us to exchange views on specific subjects. I think it merits additional opportunities in the Senate, and I will be pleased in the coming months when we are in session to work with my friend, Senator Kyl, to find additional topics and debaters and to further advance discussions on public policy in our country. I yield the floor.”