One of the concerns would be--you are exactly right. They will not go out of business, but their only remedy then would be to essentially do what has been done to Mr. Gump and his colleagues which was to ratchet down payments or increase…

It seems to me again--and these might be isolated incidents--that there were occasions where companies who had taken over, the pension plan was on the books overfunded, and that money was not used for reinvestment in jobs or anything else.

It is one thing to come up with an idea. It is another thing to organize it.

So, our present reliance on foreign oil is a national security risk?

We have seen estimates from the Environmental Protection Agency that the current deficit of water and wastewater infrastructure in this country is $662 billion.

the missions that our military will have to address will be more dangerous, more frequent, more widespread, if we cannot control our climate.

One of the reasons I mention that... is that we have a very severe unemployment problem and at the same time a water and wastewater deficit.

As I understand it, this bill does nothing to interfere with the military's selection of the appropriate--the most appropriate fuel, to carry out its mission.

by putting a price on it, you allow the market to adapt to the real cost of their product.

As many families struggle to regain their footing, stay in their homes, and keep their jobs in the wake of a severe recession caused by reckless profit seeking on Wall Street, it is appropriate and timely to meet today to ask questions…

It is important that regulators keep up.

Today's hearing is a check-up on our equity markets amid concerns that technological developments in recent years may be disadvantaging certain investors.

I was impressed by the examples of the effects that Dr. Frumhoff gave us of, essentially the effects that already underway.

We are still here in the Senate in an environment in which we are still frequently told that there are scientists that disagree with the fundamental premise of climate change.

Americans are brought together by our common understanding that our current fossil fuel energy habit is not sustainable.

everyone in America should have a stake in legislation that can transform our energy system into one that is far more efficient, far cleaner and provides energy independence for America.

It is my understanding that those dispatch rule do not take the environmental costs of the units into consideration whatsoever.

Rhode Islanders and Americans across our Nation acutely understand the benefits of becoming the world's leader in clean energy technology and the risks of failing in that endeavor.