It has been reported that a number of our colleagues in the Democratic majority in the Senate intend to speak on the Senate floor tonight on the question of climate change. Sometimes they will say ``global warming,'' and I guess that is…

We have to be able to improve our infrastructure, and we have to be able to do it in a timely and a reasonable cost way.

We need to find better ways to ensure that we revisit regulations on a regular basis.

This idea, by the way, came from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), and it has received quite a bit of positive attention.

Regulations tend to have an eternal life, and they do not go away.

I appreciate your being here. You probably have the most important job in Washington that nobody knows about.

we all believe, as Senator King had said, that regulation is necessary, an important function of government.

This is legislation that is bipartisan, Senator Claire McCaskill and others, streamlines and improves the Federal permitting process.

I am always fascinated by this intersection between convenience and quality.

Mr. President, I would like to offer my grateful thanks to the Presiding Officer and Senator Schatz and Senator Boxer, who I know was down here earlier. All of you are true heroes, as well as some of our other colleagues who have manned…

I think we can all agree that preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)--especially nuclear weapons--is one of the highest priorities for our national security.

Mr. President, first, I wish to compliment and thank Senator Warren for her comments. Senator Warren has brought up a lot of issues that I can relate to because our States share the Atlantic Ocean. We talk about climate refugees around the…

Mr. President, as a member of the Climate Action Task Force, I couldn't be more proud of my colleagues on the floor tonight. I thank Senator Boxer, Senator Schatz, and Senator Whitehouse for organizing this evening. The information we want…

Madam President, the Senate takes another step forward in combating sexual assault in the military. Thanks to the leadership of Senators McCaskill, Ayotte, Fischer, and others, we can improve legislation which adds important new…

I would frankly just refer you to Mr. Cohen's legal analysis, which I think is superb and I, you know, independently agree with.

If we move forward on legislation or the Fed makes this--follows the suggestions of this panel, would they still have the ample tools to regulate institutions in other ways?

I recognize the concern that some have about opening up Dodd-Frank. But if there were ever to be a revision, this is the time and place.

Do you think, as suggested by Ms. Wilson, that applying Basel III to insurers would or could have a negative impact on the safety and soundness of these institutions?