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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 9, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. in SD-406. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…
It was agreed to be a good public policy to be able to raise the minimum standards for some of these products.
We strongly support S. 398's provisions and strengthening of national energy efficiency standards for refrigerators, furnaces, and other appliances.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security be authorized to…
We thank Senators Bingaman and Murkowski for introducing this bill and also thank Senator Lugar who played a key role in advancing last year's version of this bill.
Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the damage that would be done if H.R. 1 were to become law, and specifically to talk about a few areas I have been paying particular attention to: science and technology, for one, particularly…
The first letter is by the Council on Competitiveness, signed by Sam Allen, chairman and CEO of the Deere Company; Mike Splinter, chairman and CEO of Applied Materials; Chad Holliday, chairman of the Bank of America; William Hite, general…
Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a classified meeting has been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March…
Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2011…
Madam President, America's environmental laws are public health laws. Undermining those public health laws may protect special interests, but last year the Clean Air Act protected American families from 1.7 million asthma attacks, 130,000…
Mr. President, I rise to introduce the ROADS SAFE Act of 2011. I am pleased to be joined in introducing this legislation by my colleague, the Senator from Tennessee, Mr. Corker and 7 other colleagues. This legislation will encourage the…
Madam President, if the American people knew what was happening here I think they would be out in the streets in Washington, as we are seeing in Wisconsin where people are turning out and are energized, because the rollback of these…
Madam President, in conclusion, from my perspective, I think it is most important at this point in our history in America that we take actions on the Senate floor that are going to create jobs, that are going to try to move us forward in…
I would certainly encourage that in light of the legal obligations still in place that we pursue equitable resolutions from the Department.
over 90 percent of the Jicarilla Apache Nation's government operations are funded with revenues from production of their oil and gas resources.
I appreciate the questioning regarding the block grants.
the process for obtaining support for funding for improvements for BIA schools is virtually impossible.