It is not red tape at all. It is 12 recommendations. They make sense.

Well, all I can say is if I am the people of California and I am watching this, right now I am not so sure about whether I want that plant to operate, because it is very simple.

I can tell the people in Japan would have got down on their knees and prayed God that they had more safety measures in place.

Delay is not an acceptable option, and I look forward to hearing from the Commissioners.

The fact is, nuclear power plays a great role, a critical role in our Country and it is an emissions-free energy source that provides one-fifth of our Nation's electricity.

I urge you Commissioners to act quickly, to take the next steps to make sure that nuclear facilities are prepared and that the public is fully protected.

I have a few questions because what my colleague is doing right now is stepping back and looking at the bigger economic view of where we are. Having come out of the 2010 election, where, frankly, the only issue I faced day after day was…

OK. So what we have now established is that at a time of economic uncertainty, what the Republicans have done, as a party, is hold this whole economy hostage. We have established that. It has never been done before. It is a made-up crisis…

my friend, Senator Sessions, has said Republicans are prepared to vote on the Reid proposal. Actually, they are not. They want to vote on whether to allow a vote on the Reid proposal. That is what a cloture vote is, and they don't want to…

I want to say that I listened very carefully to the remarks of the senior Senator from Maryland about where we find ourselves. I want to associate myself with her remarks on what a dire situation we are in at this moment. We really stand…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to consideration of S. Res. 246, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution…

I want to make sure the people listening to the Senator-- because he is such an expert on what goes on around here--understand this and make sure I understand it too. The Senator is saying that when 1 a.m. this morning comes, we will have…

how much time do I have under the order? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 13\1/2\ minutes remaining on the Democratic side. ____________________

Absolutely. We are the largest State in the Union with 38 million people. We have more people on Social Security and Medicare than any other State. They know what the stakes are. They are smart. If we look at the polls, 70 percent of the…

I thank my colleague because I think it is important for the people to understand. I would hope Senator Reid will keep his amendment on the floor. It is the last vehicle standing to avert a default, and I thank my colleague for yielding.

I rise today to introduce the Communities of Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Act. Teen pregnancy is closely linked to a number of issues that affect the welfare of children in our Nation, particularly child poverty. A child in the…

reserving the right to object--I shall not object--but I would like to add 3 minutes to my time as well.

I am pleased that Congressman Ken Calvert has sponsored this legislation in the House of Representatives, where it passed in the last Congress by a vote of 410-0.

Reserving the right to object, and I will not object, I would like to get 20 minutes to speak following Senator Coburn.

I wish to say to the Senator from Oklahoma that standing and going through the list of things that offer opportunities for saving is very important. I have a list as well. For example, on my list, we know of well over $1 trillion of money…

I want to thank Leader Harry Reid for stepping into the breach in this situation and offering us a way out of this what I consider to be a Republican-made crisis. Why do I say that? The debt limit has been increased 89 times since 1939, 55…

I am pleased to join my colleague, Senator Nelson, in recognizing an extraordinary Californian who has done so much, not just to save lives in his community but to advance the practice of medicine in order to save lives around the world…

they have to feel that this is a priority.

We will see a loss of 620,000 jobs between highway and transit, 500,000 of those on the highway side.

We can't keep building bridges in Baghdad and Kandahar and not Baltimore and Kansas City.