I reflect back 35 years ago, and look how far we have come in America with our environmental policy to improve the conditions of our air and water, and we have had some real successes.

We must start... rebuilding our cities around energy efficiency and human needs, rather than around the car and wasted energy.

President Bush's proposal to focus our resources on sending humans to Mars is intriguing, but it is not the most compelling reason that Americans ought to focus our interest on the Red Planet.

Back in the mid-1970s, we adopted some fairly ambitious goals to improve efficiency of our cars. What did we get? We got a tremendous boost in efficiency.

There is no excuse for this administration shielding information about Iraq and the fact that we have great difficulties there from the American people.

It is a happy coincidence between what my constituents believe and my interests.

I am not one for half measures or half-hearted efforts.