Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, and I will not object, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to have 20 minutes following my friend from Indiana. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered…

would my friend yield for 1 minute? I want to correct the Record. There are a few changes, there is no question. We have speeded up project delivery, as my friend knows. We gave a little more flexibility to the States in terms of the TE…

how much time do I have remaining? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator has 14 minutes. The Senator from California.

I wish to thank my friend, Senator Sanders. He is a very active member of the Environmental and Public Works Committee. He is focused on jobs, jobs, jobs. He has looked at the green job sector. He has looked at the effect of what we do on…

I understand the problems that my colleagues from Wyoming have with section 100125 of the conference report. I recognize that this provision was included in the conference report without their consultation. We will be working on a…

it has been a very long and winding road to get to this place. I am overwhelmed with the amazing vote we just had--the margin of success, the fact that this is the product that is not only bipartisan but bicameral. I understand that the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

we are anxiously awaiting work on the Transportation bill that came out of the Environment and Public Works Committee, of which I am proud to be the chairman. Last year we wrote a bill called MAP-21. That stands for Moving Ahead for…

today I rise to introduce the Prostate Cancer Detection Research and Education Act. This important legislation addresses the urgent need for the development of new technologies to detect and diagnose prostate cancer, and for the education…

S. 1806, Sen. Barbara Boxer's bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund

We look forward to working with the Committee to advance these important provisions in furtherance of ensuring that warriors are able to get timely, effective mental health care.

I think that all Americans want a chance to help. They feel sometimes helpless but with a dollar and a check off if every American paying, you know, their taxes did that we could do something special.

I call up my amendment No. 2456. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from California [Mrs. Boxer] proposes an amendment numbered 2456. The amendment is as follows: On p. 1009…

today our families receive in the mail just once a year a report about the safety of the water their kids drink every single day. The Toomey amendment repeals that important right to know. There are 70 regulated dangerous contaminants in…

may I be recognzied? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California is recognzied.

this amendment is very serious. It is about life and death. It is true that on occasion EPA will use small manned aircraft to inspect a bacteria spill. Let me recall for you: Wisconsin, 1993, at least 50 people lost their lives from the…

Senator Johanns has an amendment which would stop the EPA from ever using any kind of airplanes--including manned small planes, which is all they do use--to check on serious pollution spills. I wish to say this is about life and death. I…

I won't yield because Senator Cardin is waiting. I yield to Senator Cardin 6 minutes, and then I will yield to the Senator on his time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Maryland.

I yield 1 of those minutes to Senator Pryor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Arkansas.

Am I correct that there is 4 minutes remaining on my side? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is correct.

before Senator Rockefeller leaves, I wish to take 30 seconds to say something. I believe that when the next historians write the book about leadership, courage, and integrity in the Senate, this speech will be featured in that book. I am…

I yield 4 minutes to the Senator from Delaware, Senator Carper. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Delaware.

I worked with him on several transportation initiatives that were important to California.

I ask unanimous consent for 2 additional minutes, and then I will yield and retain the balance. Here is the chart I wished to show on utility prices. We have heard doom and gloom. Here are the facts. There was hardly any fluctuation in…

I think when the Senator talks about balance, he ought to recognize that one-half of the coal-fired utilities have already made these adjustments, they have reported to us, with very little impact to electricity rates. I yield 5 minutes to…