Very good.

The problem the President ran into is that cap-and-trade is a bad deal for this country.

If EPA can convince the Courts to uphold their approach to regulating the utility industry through means Congress never authorized...

Thank you very much for that explanation, Senator Vitter. Mercury-Specific Provisions in the bill

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, at the conclusion of the Senator's remarks, I be recognized for my remarks for 8 minutes before the recess. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Oregon…

Thank you, Senator Vitter. That response raised an interesting follow up question I would like to ask. If EPA's final Section 6(a) risk management rule includes a restriction or prohibition on some of the conditions of use identified in…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To strike the provision relating to the pilot…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following Senators be added as cosponsors to the Inhofe-Mikulski amendment No. 4204: Sessions, Rubio, Shelby, Moran, Warren, Peters, and Menendez. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

Mr. President, we have been here before. The same language that is in the base bill right now was in a year ago. On the floor last year, we passed the Inhofe-Mikulski amendment, requiring a Secretary of Defense report on commissary…

Mr. President, a year ago, when we were considering this same bill, the language of the bill that was presented to us had a pilot program that would temporarily look at privatizing five commissaries. We elected not to do that. We had an…

Madam President, we have 40 cosponsors. I advise each Senator to look at the cosponsors before voting on this. However, I would have no objection to a voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? The question is on agreeing…

Mr. President, let me go through the list. As I made the statement, it is important that people recognize how long staff works around here. Quite frankly, I have often said, when they come around for a report from our committee--the…

If the Senator would yield, I would appreciate that very much. We are talking about the TSCA bill, and it is one that is almost a must-pass type of bill. We have support on both sides--I think almost total support. If we could have another…

Mr. President, I am prepared to make a unanimous consent request. I don't have the wording yet, but I will momentarily, so I will not take the floor at this time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.

Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the message to accompany H.R. 2576. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the House agree to the…

Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment. I ask unanimous consent that there now be 45 minutes of debate on the motion, and that following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate vote on the…

For the information of Senators, this will allow us to pass this bill tonight by voice vote. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that for that 45 minutes of debate, the Senator from California, Mrs. Boxer, be recognized for 10 minutes…

I believe that adds up to our 45 minutes, and I will just not speak until after the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to modifying the request?