I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 14, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I thank Senators Mikulski and Murray, Senators Cantwell and Shaheen and Stabenow and Landrieu--I am going to really name every single Democratic woman. They have been unbelievable. Since the beginning of this budget battle, our Republican…

The potential here is just enormous and it is... slower than we would like.

That creates more jobs.

Senator Inhofe said he could not promise me that he would not overturn any laws dealing with climate change.

But unless there is action taken, the corn subsidy would continue?

President Richard Nixon recognized the need to reduce our dependence on foreign energy when he created Project Independence.

I wish to express my strong support for California Superior Court Judge John A. Kronstadt, as the Senate prepares to vote on his confirmation to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Judge Kronstadt was…

Well, the thing that I like about cellulosic is that you do not destroy food product.

Just this March, President Obama redoubled the Federal Government's commitment to energy independence and the use of renewable fuels.

Because they are more at risk.

The devastation brought on by these catastrophic events is heart breaking and our deepest condolences go out to the victims and their families.

If you lose the ability to cool the reactor cores, then you have the possibility of a further degradation in the fuel which could lead to possibly a greater release than what is going on now.

The chance of something like this happening, an event like this, is between 7,000 and 10,000 years.

I just want to say to Chairman Jaczko, I have these two nuclear plants that were built a very long time ago and now apparently PG&E and Southern California Edison have withdrawn their re-licensing processing now.

I hear what my colleague is saying about his preference for State regulation.

Are you working with municipal wastewater treatment plants that accept hydraulic fracturing waste to ensure that adequate treatment is occurring?

I think America is at its best when we are there for our friends and we certainly are.

Would you let me know, as soon as you know, what contamination is flowing into that ocean?

This is not about some theoretical catastrophe if something went wrong.

First of all, to your knowledge, is that true?

Can you assure us that EPA will use an independent, comprehensive and scientific process to provide an accurate and unbiased assessment which will help us make sure drilling is done safely and responsibly and protect the public health?

I just think we need to inject a little more humility in this because look at what happened in Japan.

It is unlikely. That is exactly what they said about Japan. To the word.

I think that is an important point. This has nothing to do with partisanship.