This last weekend, I was part of a delegation to Campeche, Mexico, as part of the U.S.-Mexico parliamentary exchange. This was the 49th annual U.S.-Mexico parliamentary exchange, and I rise today to emphasize the importance of the…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak in favor of the nomination of Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. I joined together with Senator Lugar to recommend Judge Walton Pratt because I know firsthand that she is a highly capable lawyer who understands…

Today, in order to attend important meetings in my district, I was absent from votes on H. Res. 1368, Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month; H. Res. 1409, Expressing support for designation of June 20, 2010, as ``American Eagle…

Despite the fragile state of the economy and the futility of the effort in environmental terms, this administration presses forward. In the final analysis, the Clean Air Act does not recognize the international nature of climate change and…

Mr. President, I thank my colleagues for this discussion we are having. I was here when the Congressional Review Act was put into place for the very purpose it is being used for, which is when we have a Federal agency that overreaches and…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 more minute. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I rise to speak in support of the bipartisan resolution to disapprove EPA's endangerment finding, S.J. Res. 26. First of all, I am not here as a climate skeptic. I believe we should reduce emissions, but the steps we take…

I wish to begin by saying some nice words about the Senator from Alaska. When she ran for the Senate the first time, she ran against one of my dearest friends, former Governor Tony Knowles, whom I tried very hard to elect to the Senate…

I thank the Presiding Officer. I rise today to lend my support to the Murkowski Resolution of Disapproval for one simple but enormously important reason: because I believe we must send this strong and urgent message that the fate of our…

Madam President, I am pleased to be here to join my colleagues and Senator Boxer--and I thank her for her leadership in this effort--to keep from turning back the clock on our air quality. We desperately need to reform our country's energy…

Last week I had the opportunity to welcome Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to my district and to the city of Rochester, Minnesota, home to the Mayo Clinic, to talk about the positive influence that the health care…

We all agree the loss of life that occurred last week when a flotilla designed to challenge Israel's effective blockade of Gaza ended in military confrontation, but Israel has a right to defend itself. The history is clear in that region…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia. This disaster of great proportion is indicative of the culture of deregulation and the influence of the special interests in the oil industry and the prevalence of those interests within the Bush…

Mr. President, for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of…

May I inquire how much time we have remaining on our side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington has 11\1/2\ minutes.

If the gentleman will yield, it's a great question, and the answer is clear. You look at Americans who today have it really deep in their hearts what's happening in the gulf. I know in your district, all of our folks, Republicans and…

A cap could be one of those, but there are many other policies that could be beneficial, many of which have already passed the House of Representatives, including our efforts to start building electric cars in America rather than China…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would like to just make a couple of points. First off, I want to make clear that there really is no scientific debate or uncertainty about a couple of physical facts, and I just want to make…