One way to deter wrongdoing and encourage the kind of responsible, careful drilling we need is to increase the unrealistically low liability caps for damages caused by oil spills.

Unfortunately, too often the Federal Government ends up listening more to the powerful industry it is supposed to be regulating than to the consumers it is supposed to be protecting.

This tragedy, which resulted in the loss of 11 lives and now the biggest environmental disaster in United States history, highlights the need for improved regulation and updated laws.

Madam President, once again, I wish to express my concern about the situation in Somalia. To put it frankly, the situation is appalling. Since the start of fighting in 2007, at least 21,000 people have been killed and more than 1.5 million…

We have not regulated and we have to regulate, it is important, just like we need cops on the beat.

Mr. President, it has been more than 4 months since an earthquake struck Haiti, devastating not only its citizens, but also the support infrastructure--government, NGO and international--that is critical in responding to such emergencies…

Madam President, how much time do I have remaining? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank the Chair. I appreciate the comments of the Senator from Michigan, but I feel very strongly that my amendment has to be properly characterized. This is not a specific timetable. It merely asks the President to give us a vision of a…

Madam President, how much time do I have remaining? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. No time.

Madam President, we need to improve our border security, and I have worked to do just that by supporting efforts to crack down on Mexican drug cartels and to increase the number of Federal agents and Homeland Security personnel on the…

Madam President, my amendment is cosponsored by Senators Boxer, Durbin, Merkley, Sherrod Brown, Sanders, Udall of New Mexico, and Harkin, and would require the President to provide a flexible, nonbinding timetable for the responsible…

I ask unanimous consent for 10 seconds to respond to the Senator from Michigan. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator has 1 minute.

Mr. Chairman, today, we have the opportunity to right a wrong. I rise in strong support of repealing the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Seventeen years after Congress passed Don't Ask, Don't Tell, we know that it is a misguided…

I thank the Chair. I thought I had a little more. Madam President, the Senator is trying to read the amendment in a way that is simply not accurate. The amendment simply asks the President to provide his vision of a timetable by which he…

Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second.

At what point do we reach 'a tipping point' for competition?

How will small and medium-size cities fare after this merger?

How will the loss of competition between these two national systems impact airfares and service?