Good afternoon everyone. For those of you who follow the Energy Committee, you know that I'm not the person who usually sits here.
I would like to pick up on Senator Udall's comment about the importance of small business.
I would hope that we would take every opportunity available to us to raise the issue of what is happening there and loudly demand that the w...
I think the protection issue is an absolutely critical one.
We really need the broad, integrated approach; clearly.
I would hope that all of us--those of you who are headed to this part of the world would raise that issue whenever we have the opportunity.
What a difference it would make to our foreign policy if we are successful again in aggressively moving toward energy independence.
I don't really have any more questions except to pick up on what you just said, Senator Corker.
You're are absolutely correct. It does not need to be broader to increase the protections.
I mean, I guess, as I read this definition, it would address the concerns that you all were raising.
However, it was also a time to take stock of NATO's long-term future, which we intend to discuss today.