Political Quotes

“I rise to speak to an issue we will be addressing next week, as I mentioned earlier, and that is the Energy bill. As I mention daily, or almost daily, on the floor, I am very pleased with the productive debate we have had to date on this very important bill and want to take this opportunity to commend the chairman of the Energy Committee, our distinguished colleague from New Mexico, Chairman Domenici, for his work on moving this Energy bill forward because it is important to every American. We have made solid progress. We have locked in an agreement which limits the number of amendments to the Energy legislation. We have reminded people, again almost on a daily basis, to continue working, even though we have other activity on the floor, to narrow those amendments, to continue the discussion, to work out agreements so that we can use the time most efficiently on the floor next week. I am confident that because of that, we will be able to pass this crucial legislation next week. It is imperative that we do so. America's economic future is at stake. It is our responsibility to pass this bill. The House of Representatives has already passed an energy bill. The President has clearly stated he wants the Congress--specifically the Senate--to address this issue, and now is the time for us to act.”