Jeff Bingaman: “I am informed that the Senator from Michigan and the Senator from Washington want to interrupt the remainder of our…”

We fully support Chairman Bingaman's caution that any temporary storage facility must not become a permanent one.

We believe the bill that Senator Bingaman has prepared represents a very useful starting point for an important discussion.

I want to first, of course, commend the Senator from Virginia for his great leadership here in the Senate on a whole range of issues. He has served with great distinction here, and it has been an honor for me to serve with him. So I…

I ask unanimous consent that further reading be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide for the approval of an agreement between the United States and…