I think there are some possibilities there because other agencies are going to find themselves in this same place you are.

Dr. Billington, you have testified to the importance of preserving our Nation's priceless manuscripts through a process called de-acidification.

Anything we can do to help you with that because with sequester, now you are about $8 million, I think.

I appreciate it very much. One of the stops that we've got to make is at the Spirit Lake Nation.

I think we can leverage your resources. We can do much more together even with, you know, the challenges of sequestration.

We obviously are going to be dollar-challenged, but that is no surprise to anyone.

Would you be willing to commit to me that we can get together and you could give us a final decision one way or the other on that record of decision?

I want to thank you again for the USGS study that came out updating the recoverable oil reserves in North Dakota.

Should you make some of these reductions, are you going to continue to make that a priority?

Mr. President, I rise this morning to introduce legislation. The legislation is entitled the ``Dependable Air Service Act.'' It is a very simple, straightforward solution to the issue of the furloughs of air traffic controllers, and I…

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Hoeven pertaining to the introduction of S. 794 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'') Madam President, I yield the floor, and I suggest the…