It is one thing to come up with an idea. It is another thing to organize it.

the sooner you can get it to Providence... God speed.

I'm delighted to hear you say that.

The pursuit of bi-partisanship should not and cannot lead us beyond the realm of reason, beyond the scope of science.

Senator, we have talked before about the need to have greater oversight and to try to focus on things that would improve the overall operations of the Federal Government.

I think even in this first hearing we have seen the qualities of energy and inquiry that I think will help make this a very valuable Task Force.

To me, that is a non-starter. We have a country where 1 percent of the population controls more wealth than the lowest 50 percent.

We are still here in the Senate in an environment in which we are still frequently told that there are scientists that disagree with the fundamental premise of climate change.

the missions that our military will have to address will be more dangerous, more frequent, more widespread, if we cannot control our climate.

So, our present reliance on foreign oil is a national security risk?

I was impressed by the examples of the effects that Dr. Frumhoff gave us of, essentially the effects that already underway.

One of the reasons I mention that... is that we have a very severe unemployment problem and at the same time a water and wastewater deficit.

We have seen estimates from the Environmental Protection Agency that the current deficit of water and wastewater infrastructure in this country is $662 billion.

As I understand it, this bill does nothing to interfere with the military's selection of the appropriate--the most appropriate fuel, to carry out its mission.

by putting a price on it, you allow the market to adapt to the real cost of their product.

Today's hearing is a check-up on our equity markets amid concerns that technological developments in recent years may be disadvantaging certain investors.

As many families struggle to regain their footing, stay in their homes, and keep their jobs in the wake of a severe recession caused by reckless profit seeking on Wall Street, it is appropriate and timely to meet today to ask questions…

It is important that regulators keep up.