That is the reason we were very careful with the time. And we gave my good friends--and they are my good friends--a lot of extra time. I will allow the Senator to proceed for 1 minute. But after that, we need equal time on this. So I give…

All right. Then I would ask unanimous consent that I complete my remarks--the other side had many minutes--and then object. And I would also ask the Chair, do we not have time on our side at this point in the debate? The PRESIDING OFFICER…

OK. Well, just to allay my friend's concern and his excitement about whether or not I will object, I will absolutely object. I do object because we know that misery---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard.

Reserving the right to object, I wish to explain how I come to my conclusion at the end by saying a couple of things. I see that my dear friend--and these are all my friends whom I particularly enjoy working with--I say to my friend from…

Mr. President, may I complete my remarks before I make a decision on the pending request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Misery follows the tar stands from extraction, to transportation, to refining, to waste storage. We are going to show you some pictures, folks, in case you don't know what it looks like when you refine this oil. We are going to show you…

I will not yield. The fact is that Republican objections to controlling carbon pollution took that all the way to the Supreme Court. Another thing on which I need to correct the record is my friend Senator Barrasso talked about our…

I wish to say through the Chair, I spoke for quite a while on why I feel it is not good governance to come to the floor and ask unanimous consent to move to a bill and to short circuit a process that is in place and has been in place since…

I would go with the Mitch McConnell rule, which he has stated seven times, which is that on controversial amendments we have to have 60 votes. I am not going to stand here----

My friend said we are trying to spare people tough votes. That is ridiculous. Members on your side, Members on our side--we are grownup Senators. We know how to win elections, cast tough votes. I want to protect the American people, and so…

Madam President, I want to say to my friend from Tennessee that the majority leader has offered a way forward, and he has taken a page out of the book of the Republican leader, and he quoted him, and I have those quotes here: ``Matters of…

As a Senator from a Western State, as is my friend from Texas, I hope the American people understand the only thing the Republicans can do for whatever happens is blame President Obama: Oh, it rained today--it is President Obama. How about…