T. Gorton: “I need to say to the Senator from Alabama, I believe I misspoke myself because there are two separate uses of the…”

Washington state's rural communities have also benefited by the National Rural Development Partnership, particularly those regions that have been forced from their natural resource-based economies. For the sake of those who have come to…

My home state, too, has experienced the disruption that a federal endangered species listing can cause. I therefore appreciate the importance and urgency of the funds sought by the Senator from Maine.

As I have said before, I greatly admire the Senator from Maine's tenacity and her unfailing devotion to the best interests of her State.

In response to my colleague, the senior Senator from Nevada, let me say that your understanding of the issues affecting Lake Tahoe is correct. Your concerns seem reasonable, as does your interpretation of the language in question.