But I would like to welcome all of you to this hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power.

Both the Navy and the Marine Corps have to use energy more efficiently.

More efficient means of powering our ships helps save money leaving more money for other program platforms.

If we don't we put our military readiness, we put our national security and we put the lives of our sailors and Marines at risk.

You know, one of the things that I was really excited about in getting ready for today's hearing was to be able to learn more about the collaboration that's going on around the work that Navy and the military is doing with energy…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 8, 2012, at 10 a.m., in SD 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 8, 2012, at 2:15 p.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

This morning I wish to pick just one of these amazing women and tell her story. Shad Begum is the executive director of the Union of Women's Welfare in one of the most extremely conservative districts in all of Pakistan. As the founder and…

Mr. President, I am very pleased to join my colleagues Senator Cardin and, earlier, Senator Murray this morning in commemorating International Women's Day. It is a day observed around the world, and it celebrates the economic, political…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 8, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Key to America's Global Competitiveness: A…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 8, 2012, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Addressing the Housing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 8, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…

I have a real hard time going particularly to the fishermen, many of them who have gone out of business in some instances because of these fines.

I want to commend my colleague, Scott Brown, for pursuing this issue.

If they had a little support they could go ahead and make that work.

I happen to support the belief that investing in women is one of our best development strategies if we are going to get the most out of our dollars.

I do want to focus first, though, on the White Mountain National Forest because it is part of the Northern Forest lands.