We've got to get, you know, in there.

I just want you to know how strongly I feel about this.

I am pleased about a number of things in the budget, the support for fire suppression.

I'll fight like crazy for those kinds of thinning programs.

I appreciate the fact you want to accelerate the hiring, and we've just got to keep the pressure on.

what they have been subject to, in my view, is slavery, pure and simple.

on our watch we are not going to tolerate this kind of moral blot.

Again and again, Mr. Chairman, you and Senator Franken are standing up for people who do not have power and do not have clout.

Mr. Chairman, thank you, and filibusters are popular around here, but you will not get one from me today.

I guess I am going to have to try and write a law that requires you to do it.

So you will commit this morning to doing this and moving this up as a priority for these credits, 48(c), without the Congress having to move with legislation?

I would like to Dr. Chu, somebody I like and respect, just go out and knock heads, get this done.

Respectfully, Mr. Secretary, I think you would have given me that answer before the State of the Union.

I talked a bit with you about particularly expanding exports, expanding exports of wind turbines, solar panels, and renewable energy products around the world.

I am anxious to work with you personally on this matter that you are going to get back to me within 45 days on because that 48(c) of the tax code is a trampoline in my view for us to be able to tap the opportunity, with foreign demand…

after holding 20 townhall meetings in my home State of Oregon over the past month, I can certainly report that people are hungry for good economic news, particularly news about job creation growing our economy. Our people want fresh ideas…

today I am pleased to introduce legislation to help encourage Haitian economic development, by promoting U.S.- Haitian trade and investment. The legislation, the Renewing Hope for Haitian Trade and Investment Act of 2010, would in part…

In January of 1996, when I was chosen Oregon's first new United States Senator in almost 30 years, we had 66 percent turnout, Mr. Chairman.

But we have a 30-year successful history, and that is why I feel comfortable about coming before you and arguing that it ought to be expanded.

Mr. Chairman, I would also like to submit for the record, we have put together--our State officials put together a history of vote by mail.

So we have very substantial penalties--it is a felony if you sign somebody else's name to the ballot.

Senator Wyden's approach is creative and a common sense way to give all voters across the country access to the convenience of voting by mail in a very 'take it easy' approach.

the penalties for voter fraud are severe.

I think good government is in the Oregon chromosomes. It is why we participate so extensively in government.

It seems that every four years, when we have jurisdictions around the country having substantial problems in protecting the franchise and empowering the voters, we end up spending more Federal money on broken systems.