Mr. Speaker, during rollcall vote No. 243 on agreeing to the Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1363, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes; and…

The reports we hear from Asia are disheartening.

OK. I would ask the Chair, these 2 minutes are having to do with the Baucus amendment, the first one we will vote on; is that correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Boxer and Senator Inhofe each have 1 minute.

Madam President, a point of inquiry, not to be taken from the time I have. The inquiry is, When we get into the four votes, are we going to have additional time arguing for and against the amendments? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 2…

Senator Baucus will have an amendment up. I think it is interesting. I refer to these three amendments as cover amendments. In other words, there are a lot of Democrats who don't want to vote to take away the jurisdiction of the…

Reserving the right to object, is the Senator talking about doing it after 4 o'clock?

Mr. President, I agree in one respect with the Senator from California. Actually, we agree on a lot of points. We agree on infrastructure and things that we know the country needs. But in the area of the Clean Air Act, she said: Show me…

I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of the remarks of Senator Boxer, who I understand wants to speak for 10 minutes, I be recognized for about 10 minutes. That will be about the timeframe we have. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Madam President, the 2-year delay encourages bureaucrats to stall new permits. It does not accomplish anything. It delays new construction, and it delays new jobs. One of the interesting points about all three of these amendments is that…

OK. I thank the Chair very much. Let me go first. In deference to my good friend, Senator Boxer, I said I would go first and she can go last. Let me mention, this is only on the Baucus amendment. Yes, the Senator is right in presenting his…

Madam President, let me join my friend from California and say that the Stabenow amendment is similar to the one we voted on before. It admits that the EPA will harm manufacturers, but it doesn't do anything to protect anybody from the…

Madam President, I think we learned something just in the last half hour, and that is that 90 percent of the Members of this body, of the Senate, do not think the EPA is qualified to regulate greenhouse gases. They voted against the Baucus…

Our action--or nonaction--in combating these practices is a reflection upon our Nation's deepest and most cherished values.

We cannot allow the prospects of economic gain distract us from the realities of the unjust governance there.

During my career as a U.S. Senator, I have consistently fought for democracy, economic freedom, human rights and religious freedom in Communist China.

The existence of human trafficking in any part of the world should be of utmost concern to the United States.

It is my hope that someday soon, the people of China will have their own democratic 'Chinese Spring.'

I rise in support of H.R. 910. Mr. Chairman, for more than 2 years, we have watched Obama's Environmental Protection Agency try to expand its authority over American agriculture. Most telling of the EPA's irrational regulatory approach is…