Mike Enzi: “What I really came to address is an issue of utmost importance to the American people. When I visit my home State and…”

“What I really came to address is an issue of utmost importance to the American people. When I visit my home State and read the mail I receive from constituents, I am consistently reminded of the fact that we are seeing record-high energy prices. High energy prices affect almost every American. They affect the parent who drives his or her kids to school. They affect the college student who wants to make it home for the weekend. They affect Members of the Senate as we travel to and from our States. But we have to be careful with what we do. A lot of the time, something that we think is going to be a positive move turns out to be a negative. I refer to a Wall Street Journal article of May 16, 2007. It is titled 'Green But Unclean.' It reads: Remember those water-saving toilets that Congress mandated a few years back? Yes, the ones that frequently clog and don't flush, causing many Americans to resort to buying high-performance, black-marketed potties in Canada and sneaking them into their homes like smugglers.”