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Mr. RANDOLPH. I thank the Senator.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill is open to further amendment.
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I would just like to join in support of this legislation. The Senator from West Virginia (Mr. RANDOLPH) has already, I think, adequately covered its provisions. I think he has also adequately described the discussions in the full committee and the compromises that were made. I think this is a sensible compromise, and I urge the Senate to support the legislation.
Mr. BAKER. Mr. President, may I just say briefly that I want to commend the distinguished chairman of our committee and the distinguished Senator from Maine (Mr. MUSKIE), and most particularly the distinguished minority manager of the bill today, the distinguished Senator from Vermont (Mr. STAFFORD), for their handling of this matter. It was handled very quickly and efficiently, and I believe it has been handled very well.
There are no good answers to the problems that confront us in the energy crisis in this or any other fuel, but I think the committee in this instance has approached the matter in a spirit of bipartisanship, and has reached a sensible solution from several points of view. So I commend all those who have participated in it, and I urge its adoption.