Senators Larry Craig, R-Id., Norm Coleman, R-Minn., and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., (l to r) discuss the importance of the energy bill working it's way through the Senate during a news conference on June 22, 2005, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The bill is a major goal of the Bush administration and the Senate Republican leadership is pushing hard to finish the bill soon. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)