I do not sense enough humility from all of us here.

We cannot know for sure what is going to happen.

I don't speak for all the Members. I do speak for the Members on my side of the aisle.

if it is not perfect, make it better.

So the answer is yes, you are looking at this?

What is the best thing that could happen, what is the worst? Now, we all hope for the best, but what is the worst thing that could happen?

Today we are hearing that this event now, in terms of radiation leaked, is equal to that of Chernobyl.

I came over here at this very precarious moment, hours away from a possible shutdown, to basically say there is absolutely no reason to shut this government down, absolutely no reason. Why? Because both sides agree that we need to cut the…

I ask unanimous consent the period for morning business for debate only be extended until 8 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, and the majority leader to be recognized at 8 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I am pleased to introduce the Soledad Canyon High Desert, California Public Lands Conservation and Management Act of 2011. This bill would resolve a 21-year-old mining dispute between the City of Santa Clarita and CEMEX USA, and have…

Well, that's what we're trying to do, trying to break through the inertia.

I am getting increasingly disturbed from stories that I hear about even babies being harmed.

I am here because I want to urge a no vote on all these amendments that essentially stop the Environmental Protection Agency from doing their work as it relates to air pollution. I am here to do that because never before have we ever…

Earlier this year, I introduced, along with Senators Burr, Cardin, and Scott Brown, a bill called the Child Protection Compact Act, or CPCA.

when Senator Baucus talked to me about his amendment, it sounded quite reasonable to make sure we codify the tailoring rule of the EPA, which exempts broad swaths of American businesses from their work on enforcing carbon pollution…

parliamentary inquiry: Senator Inhofe and I will speak for 30 seconds each. Is that in compliance? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senators have that right. The Senator from California.

the Stabenow amendment suspends full implementation of the Clean Air Act as it relates to carbon pollution for 2 years, which is going to cost jobs and harm America's competitiveness. Worse than that, I think around here ``delay'' is…

One of the things that we've recognized is that, looking back over the last decade, cumulatively, the amount of money that the United States has spent on this fight is about equal to a little bit less than a month of what we spend on the…

We are working across party lines both here, I am working with Senator Inhofe and the Subcommittee Chairs and Ranking Members we call the Big Four to craft a transportation bill that we feel will be adequate to the needs of the country.

Our transportation systems used to be the best in the world, but investments have not kept up with needs, and now we are falling behind.

I couldn't agree with you more on the need to move and the need for certainty.

What I am very interested in doing... is the notion of using TIFIA because it is a current program to fast-forward these projects.

I think that we are kidding ourselves if we believe that additional revenues are not needed.

I come to the floor to talk about the possibility of a government shutdown and to say that such an alternative will be very hurtful for the people of this country. I was here when the government was shut down before by another Republican…

Is there any time limit on Senators? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Ten minutes.