the Government--at EPA and NRC--is trying to regulate the nuclear energy industry out of business, just like it's trying to do with every other industry.

I am eager to hear today from our witnesses on some of the important issues facing the nuclear industry.

Not only does the bill have the support of a group of 34 cosponsors from both parties, including several members of this committee...

I thank the gentlelady from North Carolina for yielding. Today, I rise in support of H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, which will make policies like the Hyde amendment permanent and government-wide, and remove funding for…

I am pleased to be one of the sponsors of this bill, the Campaign Disclosure Parity Act.

I was a cosponsor with other Senators of this bill and it deals with the filing of the finance reports directly with the FEC.

In a time of sequestration and fiscal restraint, this bill affords an opportunity for us to save over $500,000 per year.

It is my hope that through the testimony we gather today, we can get further insight about where these inefficiencies are occurring.

I look forward to continuing to work with the Chairman to see that the bills we sent to the Senate in December... become law this year.

To accomplish this mission, we must ensure that every office within the Transportation Security Administration is operating both effectively and efficiently.

my remarks to the Senate will deal with the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act. I am pleased the Senate is close to considering a bill to protect homeowners and businesses from unintended increases in the cost of flood insurance…

It reminds me of sequestration.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. State of the Union Address

I rise this afternoon to talk about the President's sixth State of the Union Address tomorrow night. Although I do not think the Framers imagined the pageantry that has come to accompany the State of the Union, it certainly is enshrined in…

I think it was clear. I think it's clear on the rest of them, too.

I appreciate your starting out at the outset saying that this CPI-Minus-1 was wrong and it needs to be fixed.

I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Not a single voice has been raised on either side of the dais today in support of what this Congress enacted.