this is a challenge the States have been confronted with since 1992--a challenge of trying to get equity for Main Street businesses. The Supreme Court told us that Congress is best equipped to make a determination on how we implement…

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Hoeven pertaining to the introduction of S. 794 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'') Madam President, I yield the floor, and I suggest the…

I rise this morning to introduce legislation. The legislation is entitled the ``Dependable Air Service Act.'' It is a very simple, straightforward solution to the issue of the furloughs of air traffic controllers, and I would like to take…

We need your help streamlining the regulatory burden.

I come to the floor to commend my esteemed colleague from the State of North Dakota, Senator Heitkamp, on giving her maiden address this morning. She is not only someone I have known for a long time and worked with for a long time but…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Warren.) The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I rise in response to my good friend, the Senator from New Hampshire, who obviously feels very passionately about the bill, as do all of us who have worked for years and years to try to create a marketplace that is fair and equitable for…

First, I wish to thank all of my colleagues who came here today to see me offer my first speech on the floor of the Senate. It is a great group, a bipartisan group, and I believe our new class is exactly that--a group of great people who…

I am concerned that, in its implementation of the program, EPA is using outdated regulatory tools to assess projected visibility improvements and compliance costs when making Regional Haze decisions.

We have a tremendous obligation in the VA to find ways to deal effectively with these things.

I thought it was very helpful and appreciate you taking time to do that, as well as your commitment to our veterans.

this absolutely has to be an area of emphasis, along with your emphasis on homelessness.

I want your commitment that we're going to get it open this year.

suicide is a national tragedy, and suicide amongst veterans, I think, is even a deeper tragedy.

I rise this morning to speak in regard to the Keystone XL Pipeline project. Much has been made recently about pipeline spills in Arkansas and in Texas. These spills are being used by opponents of the Keystone XL Pipeline project as…

I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Keystone XL Pipeline

What do we do, working within existing programs, and what do we do looking at financing?

If we keep doing what we have always done... we will get the same result.