Mr. President, I thank Senator Boxer. Commemorating Gaspee Days Mr. President, my time in this Chamber often gives me cause to reflect on our history and on the brave patriots who went before us, many of whom risked or even gave their…

The report was peer reviewed by academic reviewers from such universities as Stanford, the University of Texas, the University of South Carolina, Harvard, and Carnegie Mellon. Yet this significant report, requested by Congress, drafted by…

Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleague Senator Reed in commemorating the 350th anniversary of Block Island and thank him for his leadership in this moment of recognition. Every Rhode Islander can recall their first trip to Block…

Mr. President, I am here this afternoon because, on May 12, 2011, the National Academy of Sciences released a significant report entitled ``America's Climate Choices.'' In 2007, Congress directed the academy to write this report. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that after I am recognized, Senator Whitehouse be recognized--we are speaking on the same topic--for up to 10 minutes and, at the conclusion of that time, Senator Alexander from Tennessee be…

Mr. President, I am pleased to rise today along with my colleague, Senator Whitehouse, to help mark the 350th anniversary of the settlement of Block Island, RI. Block Island sits 12 miles south of coastal Rhode Island, and for over three…

Madam President, I thank the Senator from Montana for yielding and also for bringing this issue before the Senate. I am reluctantly opposing my dear friend but doing so on the principles that are inherent in what we have tried to…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Robert Peak, a fellow in my office, be granted the privilege of the floor for the remainder of the 112th Congress. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

How does that play out now when--for example, my colleague Senator Schumer was talking about issues in his part of the country.

But it seems to me that because, as I understand it, they are--using approximate data is a lot cheaper than using a detailed study and there are budget pressures so that we have built in a disincentive to do some of the most specific…

I helped contribute to that along with many of my colleagues here in terms of the 2008 legislation.

Yes. But from your perspective----incorporating that data would be helpful, useful, and provide more accurate----

I want to thank you, first of all, for your assistance last year for the floods in Rhode Island.

Has there been any discussion or thought about trying to develop a joint enterprise to do this with the private sector, with State governments, with county government?

One of the issues we all seem to focus on is the flood mapping, which I would like to probe a bit further.

He is a very good lawyer, he has been a great U.S. Attorney, and I look forward to his smooth confirmation.

We need to focus on trying to restart the American economy and get job growth going.

But they are supported by the science, they are supported by public health.