An even 5 percent expansion of its own jurisdiction, its self-declared expansion in certain States can be an enormous expansion.

So I think that that needs to be stated.

it's just wrongheaded.

But I'm also talking internationally. Isn't it a concern to you--that all of you share--that they're going to continue--and when I say, they're, I'm talking about authoritarian governments who want more control over the Internet.

what should we be doing as a Congress to give our negotiators, our administration, our allies more authority to thwart the attempts at Internet control in these international fora

I think we can meet them. I fully admit that this is rough.

I just wish that your bill would have been able actually to have a vote on the bill because that is what we were trying to do, is bring certainty to this issue.

even under the new rule the EPA has admitted that it is going to expand its jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act by up to 5 percent

I further ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 476, S. Res. 469. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3 p.m., Monday, May 23; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date…

I ask unanimous consent that at 4:30 p.m., Monday, May 23, the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 422, S. 2613, and that there be 1 hour of debate equally divided in the usual form. I further ask that the…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:21 p.m., adjourned until Monday, May 23, 2016, at 3 p.m…

I have been coming to the Senate floor and talking about a very important issue for our country that we should be spending much more time focusing on, and that is the importance of growing our economy. With the exception of national…

I certainly want to work with Senator Gillibrand on this, and if she is not satisfied... I certainly would commit to voting yes on this amendment.

I am sympathetic to this amendment because it is local.

Well, thank you, Dr. Kurth, for your excellent testimony.

I think the U.S. should be a leader and helping in those discussions.

As I mentioned in my opening statement of course we can always do a better job on this as a country.

Do you think that we need to do something else from an international perspective that addresses this issue, particularly plastics from shore?

So there is always the issue of, well, we can just fund clean up on that, and of course that is one way to look at it.

I think there has to be a deeper way in which we can address this with these other nations because it certainly seems like a core element of the problem.

So it is pollution that is coming from shores, not ships.

So I can tell you Senator Whitehouse and I are already talking about maybe looking at some ideas to address this, so I think you have furthered a bipartisan consensus on the need to take action here.

I think that we know a great deal, but I also believe that the ocean is our last unexplored part of our planet.