Jeff Bingaman

I don't believe there was a specific hearing on it, and that is why I have suggested we request the Energy Information Agency to update their studies and recommend whether they think this is the appropriate level or not. We certainly would…

I don't want to argue with the Senator's basic point. I am in general agreement with him, that we ought to be drilling some places where we are not drilling today. But the chart the Senator has seems to indicate you are not drilling in…

They can do anything in addition in the way of requiring renewable energy generation and they can specify any technology mix they want. There is nothing in the Federal law restricting a State in this regard.

I think the two clearly have to go together and quickly. There are a great many workers in this country who are getting inadequate benefits. Many are getting no benefits because we have not modernized our Trade Adjustment Assistance…

That is correct. Pumped hydro is included as an existing renewable. With regard to how renewable power is measured, we intend the Secretary of Energy or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would set a normalized level for all hydro…

There is nothing in this analysis that acknowledges that most, if not all, of the utilities that have been mentioned produce renewable power from renewable sources now and have great ability to add to that as the years progress, is that…

To buy this on the assumption they are producing nothing from renewable power, is that correct?

As I understand these figures, they are calculations of what it would cost these utilities to buy 10 percent of their power now.

I ask, why does my colleague, who sponsored this amendment, mention how much it will cost Entergy to comply with the underlying Bingaman amendment; why are they supportive of the Bingaman amendment and strongly opposing the Kyl amendment…

They have a provision that requires 4.3 percent of all sales be from renewables in the year 2009, which is where their bill stops going forward. Our provision calls for 3.4 percent by the year 2009 and has the same exclusions they have in…

The information I have been given--and I am interested if this is accurate, as the Senator from Texas understands it--Texas also excludes from their requirement municipals and co-ops, just as we are doing in this bill.

If you do count existing hydro in that 10 percent, certain States, particularly in the northwest part of the country--and also Maine--far exceed that. There would be a tremendous disparity between the extent of the renewables they have in…

This is a wholesale cost figure I just gave you, 4.3 cents. We are glad to share the information with you. He says that we don't have hydro in here. We do have hydro as one of the items that a utility gets credit for when determining the…

Will the Senator from North Dakota acknowledge one reason why we are interchanging these various issues of wind power, solar power, and oil is because the Senator from Alaska has been using charts for the last 2 weeks that try to equate…

I particularly hope we will be able to make some improvements that will assist in lowering the overall risk associated with this $20 billion project. These include enhancing the ability of the Pipeline Coordinator created in the gas…

I will go ahead with my statement at this point and urge people not to support the Thomas amendment. Let me, once again, make the large points that need to be made. I will put up the map of the country again. These are the electricity…

This is a good amendment. I congratulate the Senator from Oregon for his leadership in bringing this amendment to the Senate and for us to consider it as part of this bill. It has been cleared on both sides. I am authorized by the…

This amendment is one I offered on behalf of myself and Senator Domenici. It is an amendment that was adopted by the 106th Congress. It merely tries to ensure maximum possible cooperation between our two countries along our common border…

We will need to use hydraulic fracturing of gas wells over the next decade. An unneeded regulation of hydraulic fracturing could make some of these wells uneconomical to produce and could defeat our important efforts to increase our energy…

I recall when we saw the budget resolution last year that contained the President's enormous tax cut, that came from the Budget Committee without markup. That was brought by Senator Domenici to the floor, at the request of the majority…

That letter makes some very strong points. The title of the letter is ``We're Sticking to Our Principles.'' It says the National Milk Producers Federation established the following principles to help assess whether a new dairy program…

I, too, thank the chairman, ranking member, and Senator Hutchison, and I look forward to continuing to work with all of them and others, including the members of our bipartisan Senate Hispanic-serving Institution Coalition, to continue to…

Prior efforts on NTNAC have demonstrated the capability to model nation-wide freight transportation and provided valuable analytical insights into the nation's freight and transportation system. For example, NTNAC is currently capable of…

The State of New Mexico will continue to shoulder most of the costs associated with the RoadLIFE research initiative and the FHWA has been an essential and valued partner in the development and implementation of the innovative approaches…

The ongoing RoadLIFE program is a partnership between FHWA, the State of New Mexico, and several universities to demonstrate the possible benefits of innovate financing methods, such as Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE), and…