Senator Inhofe said, I am not going to support this unless you show me the payback.

We need incentives and we need financial programs to make the existing buildings retrofit in a correct way.

How much do you want to save? What is your goal of savings?

Are you quantifying your savings?

Administrator, as you are leaving, I really need those numbers.

I am so proud to be here with my colleagues Senator Mikulski and Kay Bailey Hutchison because of a woman who brought us all together despite any differences we might have, Geraldine Ferraro. I rise to pay tribute to Gerry. I thank Senator…

The Federal Government is positioned to be a leader in efforts to improve efficiency, eliminate waste, improve environmental performance and save money.

As we struggle to find our savings, and I think, if you could, so I will close with this.

If the entire response is coordinated, it includes the EPA, the ATSDR, the NIH, the CDC.

Now, I am proud to cosponsor Chairman Boxer's legislation to make it easier for State and Federal agencies to work together to investigate disease clusters and educate communities about them.

It is high time we did it because I don't want to see a private citizen getting calls because there is no faith in the government right now.

The true burden of environmentally induced cancer has been grossly underestimated.

Nothing in this bill is going to prevent cancer clusters.

I would just say, and this is sort of a rhetorical question, but it is OK, don't you think that this indicates that people are frustrated?

I think if our bill moves forward and we can get to the bottom of this, and let's say we go into a place and we find that, no, there is no connection to the environment, and they may find it.

Well, I think the Boxer-Crapo bill is really trying to address this, and I hope colleagues will jump on as cosponsors and we can get this done quickly through the committee.

The reason we said EPA is if they find it is an environmental issue, it is EPA that has the ability to deal with air, water and soil.

She assured us that she is completely committed to a bi-partisan solution as to where the legislation will be administered.

The bottom line is that we have to do more to protect our children and grandchildren from conditions and substances that could damage their health and shorten their lives.

I am committed to working with colleagues from both parties to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act in a way that protects public health and works for businesses.

I will soon introduce an updated version of my Safe Chemicals Act, which would require that chemical manufacturers prove that their products are safe before those substances end up in our bodies.

Imagine a world without children.

I rise today to offer my deepest condolences to the people of Japan, and to reaffirm that the United States stands ready to assist the country and its people in this time of tremendous need. On Friday, March 11, the world watched in horror…

The Senator from Washington poses an important question, and that is: Why are we seeing this kind of amendment on a small business bill? It is ridiculous. It makes the American people lose faith in us, frankly. This is a bill about small…

Legislation introduced by Sen. Menendez, the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2011 (S. 214), has been referred to the EPW Committee for consideration.