I believe that, and Members, that he is an outstanding nominee.

the commitment that President Obama gave to the United States, to the electorate that Guantanamo would be closed.

We need bold leadership, and I am grateful that this bold leadership, the same kind that President Kennedy announced some almost 50 years ago.

I believe that someone who has been through the ranks, being an astronaut, seeing the toughness of what it requires, having the military experience is the right kind of leadership.

There is no doubt of the great importance of this issue in many directions: cleaning up the environment, stopping this threat of carbon, reducing our dependence on OPEC oil, which has tremendous ramifications politically with Iran being…

Many of us have been trying for a long time to get clean coal technology to ease that issue.

the path we are on has failed.

We need change and we need it now.

We will not truly transform the economy until we spur the private sector to action.

A cap on carbon in the U.S. will spur our companies to be the early movers in these markets.

I respectfully ask the Senate to be as bold as the House has been.

We see it absolutely as an opportunity.

This legislation not only is good for our air quality but for jobs and business in general.

Jobs are right at the top of this agenda, and how we restructure our energy economy so that we are not dependent on a few foreign nations.

A cap on carbon pollution offers us a chance to create jobs.

A cap on greenhouse gas pollution is the surest way to create jobs for the clean economy.

We are not just looking for a handout. We are looking for a hand up.

NIH would like to have more money and I would like NIH to have more money.