Political Quotes

“it goes without saying, but I will say it again, I have worked with Senator Domenici during my entire 18 years in the Senate. During more than half of that time, he and I have worked as the chairman or ranking member, as the majority of the Senate goes back and forth, on one of the most important subcommittees there is in the appropriation process, Energy and Water, so we have worked very closely together. We are partners in that legislation, and he is my friend. However, on this energy bill let me say this: First, today of all days is a day when the Supreme Court of the United States was hearing a most important case, a case the Vice President of the United States has stalled for 3 rac{1}{2} years. He had meetings during the transition period after President Bush and he were elected, meetings with people from the energy field, oil companies, automobile manufacturers, but we are not certain, people from the nuclear industry. All the American people have asked for in 3 rac{1}{2} years is tell us who they met with, what they talked about, and when the meetings took place. He has refused. Now this matter has gone to the Supreme Court, and that argument was held today. These were secret meetings, I guess is what they are, and if there was ever a time in the history of the country where we need to debate the energy crisis, as some refer to it openly, it is today.”