Do I have some time remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 8 minutes 46 seconds remaining.

it is interesting, the proper role for Government--I guess that is a choice we make. Certainly we have a different point of view about the role of Government, not only on this but on many things. We talk about how important oil and gas is…

No, I am not going to yield. Thank you. This is a little different issue than we talked about before. If you would ask these people, do they need it to do these kinds of drilling on the intangibles, that is not geology, which is the one…

here we are again, faced with another opportunity to make it more difficult for us to meet our needs in energy. Interestingly enough, people on the west coast who need the energy more than anyone seem to be pushing for this. There is a…

there is a subjject that is extremely important. It is important to all. Frankly, having been at home this weekend, as most Members have, I heard more about it probably than any other issue. That is spending, of course; the amount of…

we are facing times of record spending. Whether it is in the form of relief to the hurricane ravaged gulf coast, financing the war on terrorism, or meeting our obligations to seniors with the Medicare prescription drug benefit, Federal…

I think we deal today with a very interesting and important issue, as a matter of fact. All of us want to do something about mercury and the emissions of mercury. We also want to have electricity, and we want to have it at a reasonable…

they have a saying in racing that to finish first, first you have to finish. It is a pleasure to stand up after several frustrating years and Congresses to be here supporting an energy bill. As we move from a society totally dependent upon…

I will be short. It is a real honor to be here this evening to talk about the introduction of this bill, a bill for which we have waited a very long time, and worked a very long time. I thank the chairman and the ranking member. We worked…

I wondered when this moment would come, and apparently it comes tonight. For more than 40 years the Democratic Party was a very forward- looking, progressive party. It led us into many new and important endeavors in helping people around…

I simply wanted to rise to give my endorsement to Tom Dorr, who has been nominated for Under Secretary for Rural Development. This agency is important to States such as Wyoming. We have had some experience working with Mr. Dorr and we are…

the Chair is not rising to a point of order on the substance because the Chair supports the substance; it is the manner in which it is being carried in an appropriations bill. The Chair wishes to work with the chairman very closely to make…

I am delighted that we are now into the debate and soon the passage of our energy bill. This is a bill we have worked on for several years. It is a bill that is an energy policy for this country. It looks ahead through the years and tries…

I know it has been a busy day and we are very much involved, of course, in moving forward with the judge arrangement, as we should be. I spent a week in my home State. I guess we always come back with different ideas. I spent the whole…

I will not take long. I know there is lots for us to do, but I wanted to come over to the floor and express my support for the movement and the passage of the highway bill. I, first of all, wish to thank the chairman and the ranking member…

I come to the Senate to urge we move forward with our highway bill. We have worked on this for a very long time. I was on the committee 6 years ago when we passed the original bill. We have not passed it the last couple of years but have…

I yield myself 10 seconds. I anxiously look forward to the debate on the Democrat substitute and would willingly yield time to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. McDermott) to make all the points he just made on the majority bill on the…

I yield myself 15 seconds. I also look forward to seeking to yield to my friend from Texas (Mr. Doggett) during the debate on the minority substitute bill, because the provision he just viciously attacked on the floor as being totally…

And the other side? The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from California (Mr. Stark) has 1 minute remaining.

I would inquire of the Chair, the 1 minute that was on the minority side, does that expire? The CHAIRMAN. The Chair has followed the tradition of the House to allow additional time to the minority leader, and her 1 minute expired.

I appreciate that, and I yield myself 15 seconds. If we could get the mileage out of the gallon of gasoline that they get out of 1 minute, we would not need an energy policy in this country. First of all, I want to thank the five Democrats…

President, today I am pleased to join Senator Levin in introducing a bill that will further my efforts to limit unfair government competition with the private sector. Throughout my career in public office, I have always taken the position…

I will continue discussing the issue before the Senate, Social Security, which in the last several weeks has been talked about in Washington, DC, and throughout the country. Reactions have been interesting--many without much information…

I today to express our Nation's deepest thanks and gratitude to a special young man and his family. I recently received word that on January 26, 2005, Marine SSgt Brian Bland of Newcastle, WY died in the line of duty while serving his…

It is again time, as we begin this session of Congress, when challenges are before us--the opportunity to work on programs, some of which we worked on before and did not complete, some of which need to be worked on and haven't; such things…