Barbara Boxer

The fact that we can do something about that ought to bring us together...

I too was in that bipartisan trip to China, never saw the sun.

Reserving the right to object, and I will not object, could we have some indication of timeframe? It is all fine.

All right. So that is what we will do, unless my colleagues would rather do it the way I said before. If not, I will just yield for questions. Either way. It is up to my colleagues.

I have said I would offer a unanimous consent agreement. We are dividing the time between the two of us. It is my decision to yield to Senator Brown because Senator Snowe has spoken for a very long time and I want him to have some time and…

I am happy to propound a unanimous consent request so that at the conclusion of my remarks Senator Brown will speak for, say, 10 minutes and then it would go to Senator Thune; is that all right?

As I understand it, I will have an hour and a half to present our side on the amendment and Senator Snowe will have an hour and a half. Could the Chair please give me the exact timeframes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the order…

I wanted to make sure the Senator from Tennessee knows his amendment is pending. It has already been put into play, and we are on it at this time. I just wanted to be sure he knew that.

Reserving the right to object, Senator Inhofe and I have already spoken on the floor. What I would appreciate is just 2 minutes before we turn to Senator Tester just to set the stage.

I think this infusion of new energy into TVA is a moment, you could do this.

So I think the answer is if you don't do environmental stewardship, then you are breaking the law, not you, the TVA.

Do you think they will be able to achieve this cold shutdown in 6 to 9 months?

More than half of our trade deficit goes to importing oil.

I laud that settlement.

I hear that criticism frequently.

I congratulate Mayor Howorth on his nomination and I look forward to working with him in this new endeavor.

It is always a good day when we have our colleagues here.

We can't cut any corners, and I know, Mr. Ostendorff, you would never do that.

I am almost done. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Hagan). Without objection, it is so ordered.

We are gratified to have strong bipartisan support for the bill from Members of Congress from Arizona, California and Nevada, including Senators.

Thank you, Chairman Udall and Ranking Member Burr, for considering the Pinnacles National Park Act and the Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act in today's hearing.

We ought to get--stop this--the combat forces, and concentrate on the other ways.

He wasn't just a figurehead, he plotted and planned to come up with ideas about targets, et cetera.

We went in there because of the horrific attacks on September 11.

Thanks to our President and the brave military forces, we know that justice was served on bin Laden.