Jeff Bingaman

The only bona fide expert on education in the Senate, as far as I know having run a school district, a very large school district himself.

Thank you very much.

If dual credit can make it in New Mexico, it can make it anywhere.

I am concerned, of course, that we are, apparently, cutting back on Federal support for AP.

Soon a bipartisan effort in the U.S. Congress, led by Senator Bingaman, authorized the Federal Advanced Placement Program.

Thank you for your longstanding support for Advanced Placement.

This is a hearing of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and it is focused on, 'Effective Strategies for Accelerated Learning.'

Well, I think this has been useful testimony. I appreciate you all coming and participating. We will try to take what you said, and see if there is any good we can do with it around here.

I would like to propose one very specific thing as you reauthorize ESEA and you look at the title II, the current title II, for teacher training.

Thank you very much. Thank you all for your excellent testimony.

I would ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

As Senator Bingaman has said, U.S. oil production is at its highest level since 2003.

We do not face cycles of high gasoline prices in the United States because of a lack of domestic production or a lack of access to Federal resources or because of environmental regulations getting in the way of us obtaining cheap gasoline.

I believe it's important for us to use accurate facts when we work on these important energy policy issues.

Senator Bingaman and Senator Murkowski have really outlined the problem that is on the table to be addressed in terms of where gasoline prices are now and the pain that they're causing for motorists and consumers.

We know that the price of oil is set on a world market and that changes in our own domestic oil production do not have a major impact on the price of oil on that market.

My colleague has said I could proceed for a few more minutes. Let me just----

I write in strong support of the nomination of Chairman Tony Clark from the North Dakota Public Service Commission to be a Commissioner to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (``FERC'').

We need to continue to move this legislation forward.

The Montana Wilderness Association strongly and enthusiastically supports the Heritage Act.

We strongly urge the Senate's Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to reject S.1129

S. 303 is an important bill for small miners with federal mining claims.

Thank you for the opportunity to submit this written testimony in support of S. 1774, the Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act.

The San Juan County Council supports without qualification S. 1559 and sincerely thanks Senators Cantwell and Murray for their leadership on this issue.

I also want to express my deep gratitude to Senator Baucus for sponsoring the Heritage Act.