I want to look at it. But it does not--I know they have to get insurance, but I have not heard that they have the protection of these liability caps.

I just think we have to protect the taxpayers from taking those risks, because it was not their decision to go down 5,000 feet and take this risk.

I keep going back to is whether or not BP would have acted so recklessly if it knew that there was not a $75 million limit.

We want them to do their work, but we want them to do the right thing and be incentivized not to cause damages to the taxpayers.

if we are unable to be doing this retroactively, who do you think is going to pay for this $8, $10 billion that BP caused damages?

I have never seen a solar panel or a wind turbine kill 11 people.

I think that we have to rethink our entire energy portfolio and what we are doing to drive the demand for oil.

Mr. Speaker, this Monday, Memorial Day, gives citizens from around the country the opportunity to pause, come together, and remember those who have laid down their lives in protection of freedom. The debt we owe our Nation's members of the…

I thank the gentleman. Madam Chair, the greatest privilege I've had in my life has been in serving this Nation for almost 25 years in uniform. I know how important it is to fill our military with qualified professional and motivated…

I remember part of the discussion we had during that hearing was that that merger could usher in a wave of consolidation in the aviation industry.

I rise today to discuss the President's nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Solicitor General Kagan will begin on June 28. But my…

just as technology and software is upgraded, our laws have to be upgraded as well.

I think everyone feels those frustrations, and you more than others.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Kagan Nomination

I certainly encourage tribes to work with other tribes to see how they might be able to assist others.

I rise today to speak about the New START treaty that President Obama and President Medvedev signed in Prague on April 8. In fulfilling the Senate's constitutional responsibility to offer our advice and consent on the treaty, we must give…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. START Treaty

It's important to understand that the issue of dietary supplements is fundamentally about enabling Americans to make informed choices about their health.