we should not forget mike spann and others like him. i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: ms. murkowski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i request proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i come to the floor this morning to speak in strong support of s. 3110, the american energy and conservation act. i'd like to thank my colleague from louisiana for introducing it, and i would also like to thank all members who are cosponsoring it with us. i certainly thank leader mcconnell for scheduling a vote on this this morning. i'd like to start my comments by providing a little bit of context for why this legislation is necessary before i move into the specifics of what it contains. for literally centuries in alaska, we have relied upon balanced and environmentally responsible resource development, whether it's fish, whether it's our game, w