Jeff Bingaman: “I thank Senator Domenici for placing these explanations in the Record. Mr. President, before I yield back the remaining…”

“I thank Senator Domenici for placing these explanations in the Record. Mr. President, before I yield back the remaining time, since I see there are no additional Senators waiting to speak, unless there are some who appear, I want to take a few minutes to thank committee staff for the excellent work that went into the development of this bill. We have had superb staff work here in the Senate on the Democratic side and the Republican side. I particularly want to single out the staff members on the Democratic side who have worked so hard, over many weeks, months, and even years in the development of this legislation. To the extent this work product is a step forward, it is a result of their hard work and their commitment, and clearly this is an accomplishment which could not have been achieved without that excellent work. Bob Simon is the staff director on the Democratic side. He has done a superb job. Sam Fowler is the chief counsel and also has done yeoman work.…”