My personal opinion on women's reproductive rights has no role on how I would decide legal issues or decide cases or analyze issues were I to be confirmed as a district court judge.

Mr. President, I appreciate the words of my colleague from Virginia, especially his focus on innovation and how it must be a major part of the solution to our climate change problem. As I look around the Chamber and see Senators from…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Brian Beall, James Chang, Jamie Lawrence, Mohsin Syed, and Timothy Torma, who are fellows from Senator Schatz's office, be given floor privileges for the remainder of this session of Congress…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Samuel Bockenhauer, a fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 113th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Thank you, Mr. President. I thank Senator Boxer and Senator Schatz and Senator Whitehouse for organizing this. I rise tonight to talk about climate change, along with 25 to 30 of my colleagues who will be speaking through the night. The…

This industry generates $5 billion in economic output, sustains tens of thousands of jobs, and we are concerned about this rule that recently has been proposed.

I think we just want to make sure that the rule will allow for normal practices of these types of businesses.

The MF Global and Peregrine abuses really hurt a lot of people in my State.

Do you think we have enough track inspectors out there?

I get very frustrated by government delay.

What do you think, Mr. Hamberger, that rail companies could do to assist communities to ensure that they're properly prepared should a disaster occur?

And do you think that we'll have the manufacturing capability to get those cars?

Do you think it's safer to have new tank cars or retrofitted cars?

I'm in the neighboring state of Minnesota and we've certainly seen the effects of increased rail.

I urge you to be aggressive about that.

Mr. Speaker, once again, I thank the chairman for a smart piece of legislation. It is simple. It strikes that proper balance between safety on our roads and a smooth flow of commerce. This is a matter of life and death. It has been a…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 4076, a commonsense bill. I would also like to thank the chairman for always striking the proper balance between safety and the smooth operation of…

Unfortunately, as is so often the case, the Democrat Senate refused to defend our struggling workforce.