This is simple. Just simple. And I beg you to think about it.

I look forward to having debate with the Republican party on science. I think that is a definite debate that needs to be had.

And if you vote no on this, I would say you need to answer to your constituents who say, Senator, why wouldn't you want to know what chemical is stored near my drinking water supply?

I will stand on my feet until I can't stand on my feet anymore, because I refuse to bend in the face of serious problems in a bill that is said to fix a broken law.

This legislation will help our communities investigate and address devastating disease clusters as quickly as possible.

Not all genius resides in a quiet room in the Capitol.

I want to respond to this, my colleague said I wasn't part of the process.

I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.

I would call up Boxer-Markey Amendment No. 2, which would add a new section to the bill...

We all know it would be 100 to nothing if you asked 100 people.

The old bill had, as Senator Whitehouse called it, a death zone.

Let the States do what they do best, which is protect their people until the EPA has completed their work on a chemical.