Madam President, I rise today to speak on behalf of Rhode Islanders who are fed up with our inaction to address climate change and to reform our Nation's energy policy. In the media and in this very Chamber, we have all seen the tactics of…

I would also suggest that there is a floor below which that executive policymaking discretion cannot go.

The fundamental principle is that the administrative agencies must further the policies crafted by Congress.

The situation at MMS, as Senator Whitehouse has pointed out, is a good example of this form of capture.

Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3534, the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act and H.R. 5851, the Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act. Over 100 days ago, millions of gallons of oil…

Mr. President, I rise to join Rhode Island's senior Senator Jack Reed and other colleagues to call attention to the recurring Republican roadblock of qualified nominees to circuit and district courts. On the circuit courts, I spoke some…

Through the Chair, if I can inquire of the junior Senator from Florida, is it not true that if one Member of his caucus, just one, had voted with us just a few moments ago on this vote, we would actually be on this bill and we could begin…

Will the Senator yield for a question? Mr. LeMIEUX. I am pleased to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.

Mr. President, I join my colleague from Rhode Island who, with eloquence and passion, has clearly highlighted a disturbing phenomenon taking place in this Chamber. Well-qualified individuals who have received the support of the Judiciary…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, July 29; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:02 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, July 29, 2010, at…

Mr. President, I am advised to inform my colleagues that at approximately 10:40 a.m. tomorrow, there will be a cloture vote on the Baucus-Landrieu substitute amendment No. 4519 to the small business jobs bill. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the resolution be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 599, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 598) was agreed…

Mr. President, I ask the chair to lay before the Senate a message from the House with respect to S. 1749. The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1749) entitled ``An…

Mr. President, before I go to the closing script, I just want to take a moment to express my sorrow and dismay that we appear to have walked away from doing anything serious about our energy posture and the hazard that carbon pollution is…

Mr. President, shortly I will be going into the closing script for the evening. But before I do that I wanted to first commend the Senator from Louisiana for her tenacity on the subject, Senator Cantwell of Washington State, Senator…