I think there is a great deal to like in this bill.

I think all of us on this committee would agree that electric vehicles have great promise, great potential, and all of us want to see them take off and transform the auto industry.

I think we do look at the price tag with a little bit of raised eyebrows. $4 billion to $6 billion is a lot.

I support all the things you have just described. I mean, I think we should do all of them and do them well.

With the adoption of The Electrification Roadmap proposals, which parallel in the main Senator Dorgan's legislation, accompanied with the advantages of the new fuel efficiency standards, those numbers by 2035 decreased to 4 million barrels…

Change is very hard to accomplish because we live in a circumstance wedded to what we do.

We appreciate Senator Dorgan's history of leadership on all electric drive and his effort to achieve the right balance between national and more localized efforts.

You have been an incredible leader on hydrogen for decades, and that is incredibly appreciated.

Madam President, I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Marc T. Treadwell, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge…

Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

This is the Statement of Budgetary Effects of PAYGO legislation for H.R. 3962, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 4383. This statement has been prepared pursuant to Section 4 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, Public Law 111-139…

Madam President, I have filed an amendment to the underlying legislation. I know there is discussion about who might get an amendment. A lot have been filed. There is negotiation about which amendments might be made pending and debated. I…

Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

the question is, Are they parallel? And I--and, you know, that's the issue, it seems to me.

We have all talked about the prospects of debating energy legislation and want to do the right thing. I hope, as the President indicated last night, the right thing is to pass good, comprehensive energy legislation that will make us less…

Mr. President, I want to discuss briefly the President's remarks last evening to the Nation about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the actions that this administration has been doing to address that. I would also like to discuss…

Mr. President, I understand the time has been divided during this debate until 1 o'clock. Can I learn how much time is available on our side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority has 15 minutes remaining. Gulf Oilspill

Mr. President, I will not speak long. Let me continue and finish. When the historic accomplishment occurred of settling this lawsuit after 14 years between the Federal Government and the plaintiffs, when that historic agreement was…