Jeff Bingaman

I am saying before I agree to that specific time I would like to be sure to protect Senator Cantwell.

I think he would agree that solid-state lighting is in its research infancy. While it holds a promise to make white light illumination 10 times more efficient than today's light bulb, it is imperative that the DOE implement this program…

Section 914 of this legislation directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a research and development program on solid-state lighting. I worked on this provision with the Senator from New Mexico, the chairman of the Energy and Natural…

There is concern on the signal that this repeal could send to other nations, especially those we are working with to stem the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In particular, my intent in submitting this amendment was the effect that the…

We have in the Senate repealed the ban on low-yield nuclear weapons, specifically, section 3136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1994, Public Law 103-160.

I think the operative language is on page 2, where I say what this sentence is intended to mean: that no amount authorized to be appropriated by this act for research, development, test, and evaluation may be expended for design…

I am saying, however, that we should not proceed to establish, to design, develop, and deploy a space-based weapons capability absent some debate about it.

The Alliance to Save Energy is strongly supportive of the package of tax incentives for energy efficient products and practices put forward by the Senate Finance Committee last year.

We commend and thank the leadership last year of three Members of the Senate Finance Committee in particular, Senators Bingaman, Snowe and (Frank) Murkowski.

Business Week writes that this is completely doable.

I recommend we change CAFE.

Senator Dorgan and President Bush and others have called for a major investment in hydrogen and fuel cells.

The energy bill that the 107th Congress almost produced... is a good bill.

That bill failed to deal with fuel economy, and that failure will haunt the Nation for years to come.

I think it is an important hearing, an important set of issues.

I hope very much we can enact those provisions that related to energy efficiency.

There is a lot we can do to improve energy efficiency and particularly in the Federal sector.

The next generation lighting initiative was first introduced as S. 1166 in the 107th Congress. It was then included in H.R. 4, the comprehensive energy bill, as amended by the Senate, which then went into conference with the House…

I share the assistant majority leader's view that this bill would address an important need for a safe recreational shooting facility in southern Nevada and believe that S. 1451, which my committee reported favorably with amendment, is a…

I do share that view and appreciate the fact that wilderness study area release is no longer a concern in this legislation.

Let me say for the information of my colleague, I appreciate his willingness to look into this matter. My strong impression--and not just impression, but information I have been given--is Secretary Thompson clearly supports the regulation…

On the question as to whether he actually supports passage of this bill, he issued a press release indicating he supports passage of S. 724, the bill we are trying to move ahead right now.

In response, the offset was the increased scrutiny on the Social Security payments which we discussed in the Finance Committee as an appropriate offset. I think all Members agree that would at least raise as much money as this bill will…

The bill costs right at $600 million over a 5-year period, and the cost is fully offset in the legislation.

I have a proposal which I have shown to my colleague that I believe provides ample authority, particularly in the Santa Fe watershed, for them to do everything they would like to do there. I think the earlier proposal Senator Craig has…