Jim Inhofe: “I think they were looking for a reason to walk away from this so that they could make some political points.”

Hadn't thought about that.

A free-market approach to conservation. These areas can be developed, but Federal taxpayers do not underwrite the investments.

I want to thank Mr. Johnson for his comments. It has been a mission of love all these years.

Senators Vitter, Crapo, Alexander, and I sent a letter to Senator Lautenberg yesterday expressing our disappointment that Republicans' sincere effort to work on a bipartisan TSCA reform had been rebuffed.