This "sue-and-settle" to regulate now and litigate the merits later strategy is why "sue-and-settle" is counter to administrative law and principles for government transparency.

Later today, we are going to release the EPW oversight report detailing the problems surrounding sue-and-settlement.

Yes, I understand that.

I get the impression that the EPA does not really care about that because the damage is already done.

These rules are truly the poster child for what is wrong with "sue-and-settle" tactics under the Obama administration.

It took me about a year and the Obama administration to realize that there is more and more and more coming, more damage that is coming.

I am not a lawyer, but it seems to me that this would strength the arguments for impacted parties' request for a judicial stay.

I would advise my colleague from California I have a unanimous consent request under rule XXII. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call under rule XXII be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to have a colloquy with several Members on the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I would first like to enter into a colloquy with Senator Daines. This is an issue which many of us here in this body feel extremely passionate about. We will talk about Planned Parenthood and what is going on and the basic…

Mr. President, this ongoing conversation has happened. I would like to be able to demonstrate what we are really up against and what this really looks like in practical terms. I brought a chart with me here for when we talk about women's…

Could we just swap and go straight to the Senator now? Would that be appropriate?

Let's do that then. I have a unanimous consent for an ongoing colloquy, and I would be pleased to have the Senator join this conversation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.

Mr. President, I wish to be able to continue this conversation because it is extremely important that we continue this as a nation. I wish to make a couple of comments to you as well. I am a dad with two daughters. I had something to do…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 30, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…

Mr. President, just one quick comment before Senator Boxer makes some remarks. We have talked about this. We have talked about the significance of the upcoming vote. I just want to reemphasize to my conservative colleagues on the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 30, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 30, 2015, at 12:10 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…