I would like to also put two polls into the record.

I have heard and seen tremendous support in my State and other places for the Clean Power Plan.

I commend EPA for issuing these first-ever carbon pollution standards for power plants.

Regardless of whether they are going to do this, we should take the lead. It is our moral responsibility.

One size does not fit all, is that correct?

I'm eager to hear why this Agency is steamrolling ahead and requesting billions of taxpayer dollars be spent on proposals that are not only rejected by states, but ignore the will of Congress.

It is imperative that regardless of what China says or does that America, as the Pope said, not walk away from our responsibility.

The benefits are not thought about, really. And if you have a kid who is able to play sports and you don't have to drag him or her to the emergency room, et cetera, that is a moral benefit and a financial benefit.

due to the Jewish holiday, I was unable to attend votes this week. Had I been present, I would have voted against the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 36, against the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to…

Thank you very much, Mr. President. I want to thank my colleague from Michigan for pointing something out today that I haven't heard before, which is that this vote we are going to have tomorrow, which is a revote on the Iran nuclear…

this is what our allies are saying: If the U.S. were to walk away from this deal, international unity would disintegrate, the hardliners in Iran would be strengthened, and we would lose the most effective path to stop Iran from developing…

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