Political Quotes

“I note a few of the words in particular. He expressed to Senator Daschle a concern that this legislation would ``have a negative impact on Canadian-U.S. electricity trade.'' I can say in the California debacle last year, but for Canadian power, it would have been far worse than it ended up being. Anything we are doing that could disrupt the trade we have with Canada on energy would be a step back, not a step forward. That is why the Canadian Government has notified the Senate leadership that the amendment offered by the Senator from Wyoming is the right thing to do. The underlying proposal is the wrong thing to do in terms of our relationship with Canada. I urge support for the Thomas amendment. It is the amendment we passed in the Senate in the 106th Congress. We ought to pass it again in the 107th Congress as part of this important energy regulation.”