Mr. President, I say through the chair, I see the leadership team is here. I will represent the rank and file, to tell you what Tim means to us. There is a lot of stress around here, not that I have ever experienced nor have I been…

As the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, I agree with the explanation provided by Senator Inhofe.

Mr. President, I yield back all time from our side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The yeas and nays have been ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant…

Mr. President, I want to say this to Senator Inhofe. I know he has a hectic schedule ahead of him. What a pleasure it is to work with him and his staff member Alex and our Jason and Ted and others. We had a lot of disagreements on a lot of…

I just wish to thank you because you and Senator Cantwell are also an example of a team that is working through the toughest of issues. If somebody from the press asked you how do you do it--and I am sure they ask Senator Inhofe all the…

May I make a comment through the Chair to my friend? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.

You can tell from just the few I read what an amazing coalition we have. We can do this. I have a fabulous committee that I am the ranking member of--fabulous on my side, wonderful on the Republican side. We really care about getting…

Mr. President, today I have introduced legislation that will ensure that when there is a public health emergency or the threat of a public health emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can respond immediately to prevent…

Madam President, I say to my colleague that I will speak for 30 seconds because I said a lot yesterday, and I agree with the Senator's analysis of how important this bill is. I certainly agree that we have shown this body that we can…

If I might respond to my friend through the Chair, he speaks for me on a lot of these infrastructure issues. It does shock a lot of people because they know that the most conservative, the most progressive--how could they ever get along…

We don't know where he is going to land. What I want to say is that wherever he does land, it is going to be a fortunate thing for the Democrat who is his partner. Working with Senator Inhofe has been so amazing and so productive, and this…

Mr. President, my understanding about this amendment is that it is a jurisdictional dispute between Democratic Senators. I think the best way to go is to see if we, Jim and I, can do what we have done before when we have had conflict among…