We share the characteristic of representing States that get a climate change double whammy.

So I would encourage you to find a way to put the Coastal Program into that initiative if it is not in it already.

We see it through sea level rise, which even small increments of sea level rise can produce really significant effects.

I appreciate your keen interest in coastal matters.

We see it in habitat shift as warming coastal waters change the habitat and the species that can live there.

I contend that cyber piracy is the biggest transfer, the biggest theft of value in the history of humankind, and we are on the losing end of it.

I want to thank you for your visit to Rhode Island after our flooding.

These things really matter to us, and I would appreciate all of the attention that you can give to them.

Mr. President, the recent lawsuit by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, against Goldman Sachs underscores that much still needs to be done to improve transparency and restore confidence in our financial system. Indeed, that is…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Rhode Island Flooding

Mr. President, last month, my State was hit by the worst nonhurricane floods in the history of the State, at least in the last 200 years. Our Governor has preliminarily assessed the damage in the hundreds of millions of dollars, which is a…

Mr. President, today I introduce with Senator LeMieux and Senator Brown of Ohio, the Teacher and Principal Improvement Act, to foster the development of highly skilled and effective educators. We are slated to reauthorize the Elementary…

Mr. President, I am here today not only to salute these great Americans but also to talk about the urgency of bringing the issue of Wall Street reform to the Senate for open debate and final passage. We have weathered and witnessed the…

Mr. President, first, let me join Majority Leader Reid in saluting these incredible Americans who are with us today, wounded warriors and Bob O'Malley. As someone who served 12 years in the U.S. Army, my appreciation is profound for what…

Thank you for introducing the Keep Our Educators Working Act.

I want to thank you all for just tremendous insights, and particularly something that Karen said about how so much of learning now is happening outside the school building.

I also want to thank Senator Leahy and Senator Sessions for their prompt attention to this nomination by the President of Jack McConnell to be Rhode Island's next U.S. District Court Judge.

I very strongly share that point of view and that is why I so strongly supported your nomination.