One of the big concerns for many Republicans has been that there should not be an international agreement that imposes climate action on the United States beyond what the United States already plans.

The thoughtfulness behind all of this legislation is so important, and I just hope that we can get this done.

That is why I have introduced the Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act to strengthen efforts to ensure that some of our most vulnerable get the care they need.

But, yes, you know, folks in New Mexico, we like to work together, we like to help our neighbors, but we like to do it on our own terms.

So if you take those figures, you take $685,000 up to a billion, you subtract out $100 million, and we are still talking about $500 million to almost $900 million in costs that are not covered.

Ironically, the money in the Land and Water Conservation Fund is not tax dollars. It is literally a deal that goes back five decades now where we opened up large swaths of our natural resources, our oil and gas offshore, and took a…

I would ask my colleague from Montana--we have heard a lot about reform. When we had the hearing in front of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, we heard people on both sides of the aisle talking about how well this program works…

Mr. President, let me thank my colleague from Montana. I think one of the great things about New Mexico and Montana is that we are both from States that absolutely cherish the outdoors, and we have a lot of constituents who care about the…

That is absolutely right. I hear from constituents all the time who will never be able to afford one of those $5 or $10,000 elk hunts on private land but who can enter the lottery every year and who do and oftentimes rely on that to get…

I want to thank my colleagues, Representative Matsui, Tonko, Clark, and Cardenas, for joining me in introducing this bill.

Earlier, before the Senator got here, this is what I showed everybody, which is a picture of Frank and his grandchildren. You know well how he always talked about his grandchildren--

Mobile broadband also enables innovation and new opportunities for job creation.

And how we were supposed to legislate with grandchildren in mind. I wish to thank Senator Daines for his courtesies. The Senator can count on me and Senator Manchin to work with him on the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Senator Manchin…

I couldn't agree with the Senator more. I also wish to talk a little bit about Senator Frank Lautenberg. I have a picture here of him with his grandchildren. But let me first say, Senator Whitehouse, did you wish to mention your staff…

I thank Senator Whitehouse. I very much appreciate his comments here today and especially appreciate his participation in terms of moving this forward in a bipartisan way. I worked with my staff diligently on this bill. I was lucky to have…

This is a great example. Thank you so much. Once again, we could not have done this without your leadership, your chairmanship of the Environment and Public Works Committee. You helped us shape this and helped us move in a bipartisan way…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy until about 3:40 p.m. with Democrats and Republicans who are going to show up here--I think Senator Vitter, Senator Inhofe, Senator Whitehouse, Senator Manchin, and we may have…

Having no cell phone reception is not just an inconvenience for people, it can mean not being able to call 911 in an emergency.