[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 27]
[Senate]
[Page 36317]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          ENERGY BILL SIGNING

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I just returned from the White House for the 
signing of the Energy bill. It is important to note Senator Cantwell 
was not at the signing but how important she was. She is not a 
committee chair, but she was extremely valuable in everything we did 
getting that Energy bill passed. She was instrumental in working out a 
number of disputes keeping the bill from passing. But with her hard 
work, when she focuses on something, it really helps a lot. I have had 
experience with her in the past. Her work on the Energy bill was 
extremely invaluable. I appreciate her help very much.

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