I do think that the regional model is clearly the correct way to go and also the common sense way to go.
George Voinovich
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George Voinovich is a former Republican politician from Ohio who served as the 65th Governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998. He was also a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011. Voinovich's tenure as governor was marked by efforts to improve the state's economy and education system. As a senator, he focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, national security, and environmental protection. Voinovich was known for his moderate stance within the Republican Party and often sought bipartisan solutions to legislative challenges.
I do want to strongly urge from the Commission's perspective, that is kind of down a little bit more in the trench, that we really do need the Congress to say this is what the energy world is going to look like.
If there are additional recommendations, we will come and make those to Congress.
We ought to act now on the consensus that has apparently arisen on the need to strengthen grid reliability.
Further, I have introduced President Bush's Clear Skies Act, which will provide much needed relief to natural gas markets.
I want to commend the administration for its leadership. President Bush moved quickly to create the U.S.-Canada Joint Task Force on the power outage.
Fortunately, the Senate, along with the House and President Bush, is moving forward in developing an energy policy to help alleviate these constraints.
I think the main purpose of his testimony was that in decisions we make in the Senate regarding environmental legislation, we ought to take into consideration the impact it is having on those who have to pay the energy costs that are…
The indication that many of the people who are promoting capping carbon at the altar of responding to the climate change promotion are not seeking to affect the impact that capping carbon would have on natural gas questions and on those…
The last thing on Serbia, where are we with normal trade relations with Serbia?
If you still have those major problems, then it becomes a real political issue in terms of Serbia.
Do you think that's an adequate amount of troops to get the job done and create the environment you need?
I think the ranking member and I have a little difference of opinion on the final situation in terms of Kosovo.
My only comment on it is that things I think could be much better there today.
It changes the ratio of the membership and increases more representation by minority. It takes off the head of the IRS, and it is more evenly balanced and meets the problems that we talked about last night.
Today, our hearts and prayers go out to those people in the Armed Forces who are fighting the war in Iraq. This morning, I put on this orange ribbon I wore when I was Governor of the State of Ohio during Desert Storm. I am going to…
We need a prioritized plan to keep the world's most dangerous weapons out of the hands of the world's most dangerous people.
Unsecured nuclear bomb material anywhere is a threat to everyone everywhere.
It requires all nations, all nations, to make sure that every nation with nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons materials or know-how accounts for what it has.
The gravest danger our Nation faces lies at the crossroads of radicalism and in technology.





