Mr. President, today I wish to speak on where I think this climate change debate is headed after last Thursday's vote on the Murkowski resolution. We got a very clear signal in today's Politico, which reported that President Obama, in his…

Madam President, it is my understanding I have 13 minutes. I would like to have the Acting President pro tempore tell me when I have 1 minute left. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Of course.

I ask unanimous consent that my letter to Senator McConnell dated June 9, 2010, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, June 9…

Thank you, Madam President. I said: If we were to pass this, any of these cap-and-trade bills, or if we were to do this through the Clean Air Act through the Environmental Protection Agency, how much would that reduce the worldwide…

Mr. President, I yield back and thank the Senator from Alaska for the time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia is recognized for 10 minutes.

That is kind of interesting because I have probably talked on this subject over the last 7 years for 200 or 300 hours, and I never had any trouble before getting time. It lets you know there is an awakening in the people who are looking at…

Mr. President, I have listened to a great deal of the debate. I have heard it claimed that the EPA has scientists; that none of us are--except that is not accurate. There are about four or five trained scientists in the Senate, and I…

Mr. President, I send to the desk to have printed in the Record a letter I sent to Justice Sonia Sotomayor dated the day before yesterday. The reason for that concern is our Supreme Court process has broken down. There being no objection…

I want to read you some quotes of the Justice, and then I want to read you the answers she gave to my queries during her hearing on the Judiciary Committee. I think it is going to be plain to see that we have to change what we are doing on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Foreign Law and the U.S. Constitution

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have my letter to the Senate minority leader regarding the Global Food Security Act, S. 384, printed in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in…

The reduction is in overhead expense; it is not in labor. The definition the Senator is using is an across-the-board cut. That is not in this amendment at all. Does the chairman realize that the 5- percent reduction is in overhead--not…

I thank the Chair. I want to say I enjoyed very much Senator Kaufman's words, and I agree with him. I think what he talked about and what we are doing for our military in this bill is appropriate. It is something that has to be done. The…

There is an objection? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is so modified. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: TITLE IV--PAYMENT OF COSTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that amendment No. 4231 be modified with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Oklahoma.

Madam President, I am taken aback by the chairman's remarks. We now sit at $13 trillion worth of debt, we have 10 percent unemployment, we are 4 years away from being Greece, and we are going to do what we have always done. The reason we…

Mr. President, I want to tell you that I concur in what I just heard---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's request has not yet been agreed to.

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from New Jersey.