Climate change is an issue that the minority side takes very seriously and we believe that hearing from actual scientists and climatologists rather than industry representatives will benefit and inform every member of this subcommittee.

We are here holding yet another hearing on yet another Republican bill designed to gut the Clean Air Act and tie EPA's hands and prohibit this agency from doing exactly what it was established to do.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. You know, in the midst of talking about immigration reform, which I think is something that we're going to be addressing very shortly and something we ought to address very shortly, I want to just come forward and…

Mr. President, I wish to thank my colleague, Senator Murphy, who gave his first speech on the floor of the Senate this morning on the same topic. He is eminently qualified to speak to this issue because of his unhappy circumstance of being…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

This letter, dated November 3, 2011, describes a number of longstanding prohibitions in Federal law. Let me quote the letter's description of two: Firearms database prohibition. A prohibition on the use of funds to create, maintain or…

Mr. President, in an interview with Roll Call newspaper a while back, Robert Remini--one of the great historians of our time-- talked about what he hoped for after he died. Professor Remini said his idea of Heaven would be listening with…

More Syrians are standing up for their dignity. The Assad regime will come to an end. The Syrian people will have their chance to forge their own future. And they will continue to find a partner in the United States of America.

Now, health reform allows young people--more than 3.1 million so far--to stay on their parents' policy through age 26.

I want to thank our Ranking Member, Senator Alexander, for being here today.

So Lamar, when you mentioned earlier that you said premiums go up, that's just not the case according to the Congressional Budget Office.

These protections are vital for Carol from Ankeny, IA, who wrote me this.

Most importantly, the almost 130 million Americans who have a pre-existing condition will, at long last, have peace of mind.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Chicago Blackhawks television announcer Pat Foley, who is celebrating his 30th season with the team. As the voice of the Blackhawks, Pat has come to define the Chicago hockey experience. In fact, it's…

The cost for families for the same type of coverage as they're currently receiving would go down 14 to 20 percent.

The promise that if you work hard, play by the rules, and pay your fair share, you will never have to stay awake at night worried that you cannot pay your family's medical bills.

The temperature around the globe is increasing faster than was predicted even 10 years ago.

Well, exactly. So let me respond to what you just said, Lamar, because it's not factually accurate.