The CLEER Act will simply ease the regulatory burden of States, including arid States like Arizona, from these exceptional events.

Let us move with common sense.

The problem is the EPA simply will not treat it as such.

Mr. President, I urge support for the amendment. Time and time again when we do TAA, along with TPA, we find GAO--or whoever studies it--finds that it is duplicative and wasteful. There are other Federal programs that do the same thing…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. Mr. HATCH (when his name was called)…

Mr. President, I want to talk about trade for a minute. Let me start by saying that I believe in free trade. I strongly support swift renewal of the trade promotion authority we are considering today. We all know the benefits of increased…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 5 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I had the honor, and all of us did, of working with Senator Jon Kyl, the premier water expert, not only in the Congress, but arguably in America.

Today, Indian water settlements are critical in the face of the ongoing drought in the West.

These water settlements are important to the well-being of tribal members.

But we recognize and other testimony has said that we have got the grid to worry about.