Byron Dorgan: “yesterday on the floor I suggested that I might offer an amendment to this bill dealing with the CNOOC Chinese oil…”

“yesterday on the floor I suggested that I might offer an amendment to this bill dealing with the CNOOC Chinese oil company's purchase of Unocal. I wanted to tell the ranking member that I decided not to offer this amendment to this appropriations subcommittee bill. There are other avenues with which to discuss and describe that issue. It is very controversial. It is something which I believe very strongly the Congress--the Senate needs to deal with, but I have elected not to do it on this particular piece of legislation because other opportunities will exist in the days ahead. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.”