Byron Dorgan: “I want to demonstrate again--and I hope I can do this in the coming days--there are many Republicans and Democrats…”

“I want to demonstrate again--and I hope I can do this in the coming days--there are many Republicans and Democrats serving in the Senate who know we ought to pass this bill, who want to get this done. We need to find a way to make this happen. This is urgent. Yet we are sort of at a parade rest on a range of areas. We can talk about who is at fault. I do not intend to do that. I am much more interested in trying to get this started than I am in trying to figure out why it stalled. Let's see if we can work together to accomplish this goal. We know it needs doing. We are going to turn to the energy bill next. We know having this production tax credit extended is important. It ought to be done now, not later. I hope he joins me and others as we find a way to extend these tax credits and that we do so soon.”