You have the authority, you have the responsibility, you are acting.
We should have provided the framework for the way that we deal with climate change. We tried, but we were stopped.
I hope it doesn't take the loss of Smith Island in Maryland or the washing away of the Everglades... before we act on th...
I believe that EPA is trying to strike the right balance. God knows it isn't easy.
Think about that. What percentage of the electricity that has essentially zero emission is generated by nuclear? It is n...
Opponents to this rule are going to say that we have to choose between having a cleaner environment and a stronger econo...
You and I have talked in the past about nuclear, and we both agree that nuclear has to be part of the mix so we can meet...
I love bipartisan cooperation, and I love it when two of the most thoughtful Members of our Committee collaborate.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council, working with other agencies, should establish reporting and data collection r...
I want to thank Senator McCain and his staff for their hard work in making today's hearing and our bipartisan report pos...
Congress could go further and adopt the proposal of my colleague from Michigan, Congressman Camp, and tax all derivative...
Option baskets are being misused and abused to dodge taxes and to circumvent leverage limits.
The IRS should seek to collect taxes owed on billions of dollars in basket option profits unjustifiably claimed as long-...
Federal financial regulators should make clear to banks that participating in abusive structures designed to avoid lever...
Congress and financial regulators can and should work together to stop these abuses.
Treasury, and the IRS should remove impediments to audits of large partnerships, like hedge funds, 99 percent of which t...
The structures that we have examined today have real consequences because they offload billions of dollars in taxes.
Senator Isakson and I have talked about and introduced legislation focused on advanced illness and that component of lif...
