I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania. Amendment No. 2226

I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Tennessee. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Tennessee.

the Senator from Oklahoma said I asked: Whom do we trust more, politicians or bureaucrats? No; that is not what I said. I said: Whom do we trust more, politicians or groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American…

we are faced with a resolution today to essentially repeal something that has been 20 years in the making and is about to go into effect. It would stop the EPA, the Environmental Protection Agency, from implementing the first-ever national…

how much time remains? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Republicans have 3 minutes 47 seconds, and the majority has 12 minutes 45 seconds.

I yield myself 1 minute, and I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the following--an editorial written by the very type of companies my friend Senator Barrasso mentioned who have said they are just fine with the EPA's new…

I would take 6 minutes and retain the balance. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I want to just note and pay tribute to a number of families, family members of victims of the tragic crash of Flight 3407.

Mr. Huerta's breadth of experience and leadership make him an excellent choice to fill the role of Administrator at the FAA.

I am proud that a Californian has been nominated, of course, by President Obama.

It's a huge job, and it's a life-and-death job.

I know that I will join many of my colleagues on this Committee in urging the FAA to continue to expedite its important work to improve safety.

I am proud that a California native and a University of California, Riverside graduate has been nominated by President Obama to lead the FAA.

I am so pleased with the nomination of Mr. Michael Huerta to be Administrator of the FAA.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3314 introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3314)…

I ask unanimous consent that the time for debate this evening on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 37 be in order, even though the motion to proceed will not be made until Wednesday's session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

All right. Then the others will have 10 minutes apiece after that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Delaware.

there will be several rollcall votes beginning at approximately 11:30 a.m. tomorrow. The first vote will be on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 37, a resolution of disapproval regarding the EPA's mercury and air toxics standards. The…

I further ask that the bill be read three times, and the Senate proceed to a voice vote on passage of the measure. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there any…

I am going to make a unanimous consent request that Senator Carper open this debate--and I give thanks to Senator Inhofe for allowing that--for 8 minutes, and then Senator Inhofe will use 15 minutes at his discretion. Then we will go to…

I further ask that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I stand today to congratulate the 2011 2012 National Hockey League champions, the Los Angeles Kings. This past season the Kings demonstrated remarkable skill, teamwork, and determination in capturing the franchise's first Stanley Cup…

I would like to take 3 minutes now, then yield up to 15 minutes to the Senator from New Jersey. I would then ask my friend, the Senator from Rhode Island--who is in the chair--to take up to 15 minutes, if he would like, and I will sit in…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 9:49 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at 9:30 a.m…

It shows how U.S. crude oil production is way up under President Obama. It is way up. Over the last 2 years domestic oil and natural gas production has increased. In 2010, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003 and…