There is a bill--and I'm having my team take a look at it--that I've been looking at.

Only we can do that; the EPA can't do this.

This is an unprecedented action and, again, it goes to this issue of the rule of law.

It is a big, big deal.

This is the kind of statement that fuels the frustration so many Americans have regarding their Federal Government...

But if you are saying that you should be held to the same standard, let me just end with a related----

Never before it happened to you.

But, Administrator, if it is a higher standard and you made a mistake, not intentional, you polluted dramatically a river...

Now, look, polluters should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, I agree with that.

There are entire communities in my State that don't have clean water or flush toilets; they live in Third World conditions

My constituents are enormously frustrated by many, not all, actions of the EPA...

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 6:11 p.m., adjourned until Monday, April 18, 2016, at 3 p.m…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 1670, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged and the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 311. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I 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 objection…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3 p.m., Monday, April 18; 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 the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 377, S. 1436 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1436) to require…

I ask unanimous consent that Friday, April 15, count as the intervening day with respect to the cloture motion on the motion to proceed to H.R. 2028. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 427, S. Res. 428, S. Res. 429, and S. Res. 430. There being no objection, the…

I wish to spend a few minutes talking about our allies across the globe, and I am doing so because they are important to our national security. That seems to be an obvious statement, but our allies seem to be getting a bit of a bipartisan…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 1670) was…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolutions were agreed…

I rise today to speak in support of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill which is before the Senate and which we have been debating over the last week. Ensuring that our great Nation--States such as Colorado and Alaska…

I have the utmost respect for my friend from Massachusetts, but holy cow, if he is celebrating the bankruptcy and job loss of hundreds of Americans, we have something wrong going on here, in my view.