Will the Chair remind me when I have spoken for 5 minutes so I can wrap up? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will be so notified.

It shocks me that this committee... could lead the charge against a clean and healthy environment.

will the Senator yield for a question? I don't know if the Senator is aware of this, but I do know Senators Whitehouse and Markey know this since they serve with me on the Environment and Public Works Committee. Tomorrow morning at 10…

Take a look at the State that is doing it, 40 million people strong.

what is the order in terms of time allocated? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Thirty minutes have been allocated. Each Senator has about 6 minutes to speak.

I just have to say in due respect as the Ranking Member here, all I wanted to do is make a point of clarification because you said that we did something without a hearing.

I think this is a vote the American people deserve.

Why would we want to do something that would mean up to 90,000 more asthma attacks, 1,700 more heart attacks, 3,600 more premature deaths and 300,000 more missed days at school and work?

A Stanford poll in January of this year found 83 percent of Americans... say if nothing is done to reduce emissions, global warming will be a serious problem.

If we went to the doctor... and 9 of them said immediate surgery... you are going to listen to the nine.

California created a budget surplus with cap-and-trade.

California's rate of job growth is better than the country during cap-and-trade.