There are lessons here that can be learned by States across the country.

I think the other thing that is very important to understand is that we talk about competing in the global economy. Now, our friends to the north in Canada do not have a death tax. Our friends to the south in Mexico do not have a death…

I would like to thank my friend from New York (Mr. Reed). Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the things that are certain in life. People always say there's two things you can be certain of. One is death and the other is taxes. There's…

Closure of these facilities would likely mean that the Northeast region will experience a decrease in the supply of Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD), at the same time there will be an increase in demand for ULSD as both a transportation fuel…

We've worked very hard, a broad coalition of people in Pennsylvania, to be constructive in our engagement with the companies.

I wanted to get your sense of that legislation, and the impact, and if you can make any assessment...

Mr. President, I rise to speak on amendment No. 2042. This is really an amendment that maintains standards that we have had a right to expect and have expected for many generations; that is, the standard of service that the Postal Service…

Mr. President, this is about the standard of service that we have come to expect from the Postal Service for many generations. I realize a lot of work has gone into this consensus that has developed. We know we need to make changes to the…

I hope we agree on that, and we're trying to push hard on that.

I am focused on ensuring that changes in refining capacity in the Northeast have as little impact as possible on energy prices, on jobs in our communities, and on the economic recovery.

I have urged the Administration to become directly involved in this issue.

It's clear that we need to accelerate natural gas development and use. Natural gas is produced right here at home--creating jobs.

Mr. President, 42 days ago--that is more than 1,000 hours--42 days ago, 74 Senators from this Chamber voted to pass a badly needed, long-term transportation bill. At that time, I joined many of my colleagues from both sides of the aisle to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Udall of New Mexico.) Without objection, it is so ordered. Surface Transportation Act

Thomas M. Beck, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2013, vice Elizabeth Dougherty, term expired.

if Congress wants more data at the distribution level, you know, what if anything should Congress do.

What I should have said is who should enforce those standards?

Certainly I understand that these are only a period of about 10 years. But just looking at the data reflected in these charts it certainly looks like the number of weather related disturbances has increased pretty dramatically as have the…