I think we need to know about exactly what happened at USEC and why and what the future holds.

I rise in support of the nomination of Michelle Friedland to the Ninth Circuit. This nomination was approved in the Judiciary Committee on a strong bipartisan vote of 14 to 3, including support from four Republican members: Ranking Member…

Is it correct that in written response to a letter from Senators Feinstein, Franken, Wyden, and Reid that NERC CEO Gerry Cauley failed to disclose that NERC standards projects for physical security and equipment monitoring were canceled…

Can you please explain why this information was omitted from the NERC letter to Congress?

the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) plays a significant role in California.

I want to dispose of 34 tons of weapons plutonium and have the Russians do the same.

I support the confirmation of Gen. Frank Taylor to be the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security, DHS. General Taylor has a long and distinguished career in national security, starting with his…

I supported the confirmation of Mr. John Carlin to be Assistant Attorney General for National Security in the Department of Justice, DOJ. Mr. Carlin was serving as the Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, the top…

I don't understand how you can defend this budget on non-proliferation cuts.

I think we're all in agreement with your last commentary, and hopefully our bill will have a pilot project in it.

This is hard for me to understand, why we would cut programs that keep nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists.

I agree with you 100 percent. We have held these meetings. I think they have been helpful, but the problem continues on, and it seems to grow.

I'm really beginning to believe that our involvement in ITER is not practical, that we will not gain what we hoped to gain from it.

almost 51 years after the enactment of the Equal Pay Act, women now make up almost half of the workforce; however, gender-based wage discrimination is still pervasive. Statistics show that there is a significant difference in the pay of…

This simply is unacceptable at the same time we're pouring money into the modernization of certain warheads.

We're cutting non-proliferation, which, heaven knows, is necessary, to pick up all this dirty stuff.

Thank you very much.

I am extremely concerned about this MOX facility, and I think Senator Graham shares those concerns.

The problem is realistically it will affect our industry.

When Congress makes a 15-year commitment and changes the rules a third of the way through, it does not matter whether you think it is warranted or not, the message to the investment community will be that Congress changes its mind.

It is not a good proposal for a number of reasons.

Now that we have seen that conviction rates have been higher in Federal criminal courts than in Military Commissions, aren't there some GTMO detainees who we would be better off prosecuting in Federal criminal court, especially for…

I think that we should have some discussions among us on a bipartisan basis as to how we might be able to be of more help.

Well, when will the first competitive launches begin? And how many launches, for the record, will be competitive at that time?

It is now raining in California, and we need to take advantage of that water.