I wish to explain my opposition to H.R. 3606, a bill that would undermine regulation of our financial markets and leave investors vulnerable to fraud. The underlying spirit of this legislation is one that I support: improving the ability…

As I often say, if you cannot breathe, you cannot work.

I do not like the cuts in the Radon Program. Again, I think it is essential.

But on this one, we are miles--we are different planets.

I find it rather amazing that one small agency would be blamed for all the troubles we are going through.

what an incredible milestone Senator Mikulski has reached. The words of her colleagues and the love they feel for her are coming through. It is a wonderful thing for me to be part of this tribute. I don't know how many Senators would have…

I do not believe we can stop now.

We have had more domestic drilling, to the point where in 2011 American oil production reached the highest level in a decade.

I wanted you to respond whether you think that level of cut would, in fact, threaten the health of our children and our families.

This small be important investment helps States to monitor water quality of public beaches and protects the public from sickness caused by water pollution.

I would put in the record, well, I just want to put a fact in the record that you make a point I should have made, that funding to the States--and that includes the tribes--accounts for the largest percentage of your budget request.

we will see up to 11,000 premature deaths avoided every year.

Gutting the Clean Air Act will do nothing to help our economic recovery and nothing to close our budget deficits.

Three million jobs are at stake.

I would like to get the transcript, the answer that Administrator Jackson gave me.

President Obama has always endorsed an all of the above strategy when it comes to energy.

I have never, never heard that when I go home.

We are doing our job. And we have put a lot of money behind keeping our water clean.

I am concerned about these budget cuts given the continuing need to address the serious health threats posed by radon.

we will see 130,000 fewer asthma attacks every year.

I wanted that on the record because we battle on the floor on this and we are going to keep on battling.

The agency was established with bipartisan support and has demonstrated repeated success in improving our families' health and keeping the Nation's water clean and safe.

It is our job to protect America's families just the way we protect our own.

78 percent said, of likely voters, that they were in favor of the EPA updating these standards.

I rise today to support the nomination of Michael Fitzgerald as the Senate prepares to vote on his confirmation to become a district court judge. I had the great privilege of recommending Mr. Fitzgerald to President Obama for nomination…