We need to do more to empower regional approaches to dealing with these issues.

I know that Senator Levin is working on a reauthorization under the Clean Water Act of the Great Lakes.

We are working on the Chesapeake Bay reauthorization, looking for more effective ways to enforce the goals that are established by the local governments.

If the United States were to act alone, and no other country in the world were to take action, I personally believe it would be good for our economy, it would create more jobs here in America and keep jobs here in America.

I represent Maryland. I know the stress that WMATA is under.

They believe America's leadership will play a critical role in getting other nations to move and to set the bar high enough so we really can make an impact on global environment.

It is about keeping jobs here in America. It is about we have developed the technology, now let us use that technology, let us create the green jobs here in America that will not only help our economy, but will help our national security…

I think the bill that we marked up last year, the Lieberman-Warner Bill, and I think much of the provisions included in the Waxman-Markey Bill, encourages the type of activities that Senator Alexander was talking about, including the…

The Federal Government can play a critical role in bringing about that change, and this is one more chapter in achieving that goal.

I think in one report it is 1,700, is it miles? I know it is a unit.

I want to thank the leadership for moving forward.

President Obama has issued an Executive Order concerning trying to base our decisions on good science.

I do not believe we know the answers to those questions, and I think we need to do a better job.

It seems to me that some of the environmental risks and public health risks are counter to the economic opportunities of this region.

That's why legislation is important. It has to be well-drafted, well-thought out, and this has not been.

If the legislation is not passed, what the message will be will depend upon what members of the Senate make the message.

I couldn't disagree more with Professor Heriot's observations of what's happening in the real world.

I think if the Senate failed to pass this, the attitudes back in Iowa, at least, would be mute astonishment, wondering how the government can abandon these most vulnerable members of our society.