[At least one committee chairman has said he would accept an even split among Democrats and Republicans as long as a Republican held the gavel.] I'm more than willing to have an equal number of Senators, ... We need to be bipartisan. |
[Sen. Ted Stevens, the veteran Alaska Republican, was dramatic in his response.] I don't kid people, ... If the Senate decides to discriminate against our state . . . I will resign from this body. |
19 of the people on the other side voted to do away with the filibuster altogether, for any purpose. |
About the A-10s, I'm very upset about that, but the system is declining, ... They have to leave sometime. |
Actions such as even preventing the exploration of the Arctic [Refuge] is an ostrich-like approach that ill serves our nation in this time of energy crisis. |
America needs this American oil. |
American dependence on foreign oil threatens our national security, |
Americans need this American oil, |
But I could have told you even then, we all knew, he was a fantastic lawyer, just a fantastic brain and capability, and that's what we need on the court, |
Catherine and I extend our deepest sympathies to Bill's family, |
constant, constant, constant tundra, no trees, no beauty at all. |
federal law makes it a crime to provide false testimony. |
Governor Hammond impacted more lives than any other Alaskan who has ever lived. ... He was a public servant in the deepest sense of the word. |
He has done what a head of an independent agency should do. He's tried to obtain the consensus to move forward under the act, but he also agrees that the act has to be revamped and I look forward to getting his advice as we go forward. |
He pioneered a new type of access to Alaska lands, |