Let's work together on making sure we do that.

It is my understanding that those dispatch rule do not take the environmental costs of the units into consideration whatsoever.

I would urge that as you look at the nuclear component of our energy portfolio, you invest aggressively in potential technologies that could take our existing nuclear waste and reconfigure it into fuel and turn it into value.

Rhode Islanders and Americans across our Nation acutely understand the benefits of becoming the world's leader in clean energy technology and the risks of failing in that endeavor.

everyone in America should have a stake in legislation that can transform our energy system into one that is far more efficient, far cleaner and provides energy independence for America.

Americans are brought together by our common understanding that our current fossil fuel energy habit is not sustainable.

For many years, corporate polluters in the Midwest have been ducking and dodging around the Clean Air Act.

It is one of our Nation's great tragedies that on any given night, an estimated 131,000 veterans are homeless.

This bill proposes to do more.

The Zero Tolerance for Veteran Homelessness Act of 2009...has the potential to set this Nation on course to finally achieve victory in the campaign to end veteran homelessness in the United States.

That is a shame, to be blunt. We have to do more.

Our veterans have made great sacrifices to serve our country, and we have an obligation to honor our commitment to them.

This legislation would address one of the most, I think, difficult problems that we recognize in the country when it comes to veterans.

We must do more and move aggressively to ensure that qualified homeowners get access to existing initiatives.

If we want to stabilize the economy, we must be sure we also address the root of the problem.

This is an issue that needs to be addressed.

I also want to thank Senator Isakson for his very eloquent and very profound testimony.

The process can and should be more transparent.