Last month, I called upon the NRC to stay the license renewal process for Diablo Canyon until further studies demonstrate that the plant's design and operations can withstand an earthquake and other potential threats.

Yesterday, Pacific Gas & Electric, which I will refer to as PG&E, asked the NRC to delay its license renewal application while it completes their studies.

At the same time, we have a huge fiscal challenge here in Washington.

The Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction tells us that we have spent as American taxpayers $1.5 billion between 2002 and last year on counterdrug activities in Afghanistan alone, $1.5 billion.

Sustained U.S. engagement in my view will be required, particularly during this period of great transition.

Passing this bill last July in so many ways was only the beginning of the effort to impose transparency and accountability and unregulated in the opaque and unregulated derivatives markets.

So does that mean we are basically at square one or are we actually realizing real savings that we can actually put back into the Treasury and use in other areas?

the IT Investment Management Act that Senators Carper, Collins, Lieberman, and I are introducing today takes some steps to codify some of your office's successful initiatives.

We have amazing companies that deal with this stuff every day, and it is second nature.

That is out of control.

It always seems like we are a couple of steps behind. It seems like the government is an easy mark.

Your organization's mission to promote development and provide aid of all kinds to areas of the world in need is something that is both morally right and helps improve America's image in the world.

I never heard you or your top assistant or the White House or anyone else talk about this commission, that supposedly was put together 4 years ago.

If we're going to cut taxes and continue to cut taxes on the wealthiest people in this country, and continue to underfund the important parts of Government, we're going to lose that scientific edge.

Since then, in 2009, a NASA satellite was lost, as you know. And, just a month ago, another NASA satellite was lost.

The president's asked us to raise the debt ceiling. And Senate Republicans and House Republicans, and I hope many Democrats as well are going to say, Mr. President, in order to raise the debt ceiling we need to do something significant…

The President's asked us to raise the debt ceiling. And Senate Republicans and House Republicans, and I hope many Democrats as well are going to say, 'Mr. President, in order to raise the debt ceiling we need to do something significant…

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