I must say that these are three remarkable individuals. We are very fortunate that they are prepared to serve our country.

I think it shows President Obama's good judgment and really high standards in making these picks.

this morning we introduced legislation to protect the coastal plains region of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from the threat of oil and gas exploration. S. 231 designates 1.5 million acres of the Refuge as Wilderness to be included…

I wish first to thank my friend and colleague from Arizona, Senator Kyl, for the statement he has just made, which was characteristically straightforward, clear, principled, and passionate, about what is involved in the current crisis in…

The Senate Democratic caucus will allow Senator Joe Lieberman to keep his high profile Homeland Security Chairmanship.

Because our enemies will test the new president early.

Between one candidate, who's a talker, and the other candidate, who's the leader America needs as our next president.

I completely support the St. Elizabeths consolidation. I would make that a high priority.

We need a president who is ready to be commander-in-chief on day one. Senator McCain is. Incidentally Senator Clinton said that over and over again and she was right. She was ready to be president on day one. Why? Because our enemies will…

Remember that the truck bombing at the word trade center happened in the first year of the Clinton administration. Nine-eleven happened in the first year of the Bush administration.

We need a president who's ready to be commander in chief on day one. Senator McCain is. Incidentally, Senator Clinton said that over and over again, and she was right. She was ready to be president on day one. Why? Because our enemies will…

John McCain is ready to take the reins on January 20th, 2009. He doesn't need any training.

I welcome Senator Pryor's focus on the Climate Security Act's HFC provisions, and I would like to work with him on that portion of the bill as it moves through the legislative process. I remain interested in increasing the specificity of…

I get a kick out of him calling me his senior colleague on this matter. We are at least equal. I say to my colleague, I consider you to be the leader because without your decision to be part of the effort to come up with a solution to this…

This is a big problem that requires a big solution. I hate to see it get stopped by small worries. We are here to legislate. We are here to debate. We are here to amend.

I would be glad to address the concern that rural electric cooperatives in Florida have brought to him. Let me reassure him, and them, that the substitute amendment does include rural electric cooperatives among the local distribution…

This bill has a purpose, and the purpose is to reduce the carbon pollution that causes global warming. Why are we doing it? We are doing it because we want to turn this country and this planet over to our children and grandchildren and…

One is on the discussion of an increase in the cost of gasoline. There was a lot of citing from Senator Alexander and others about the projection of a 53-cent increase per gallon of gasoline. Again, it is over 22 years, made by EPA, 2008…

We have a problem. It is called global warming. This bill, according to the Environmental Protection Agency of the Bush administration, solves that problem, protects us from the worst consequences of global warming. I presume, because my…

I rise to build on something that Chairman Boxer just said about the national security implications of the global warming problem. Last week I had the privilege to attend an Asian-Pacific Security Conference in Singapore, which is called…

I would just add to this debate about the 30 hours that it is going to be a reality, and I would say this: Senator Boxer, Senator Warner, and I are going to be on the floor. This is an important matter. I think most important to the…

the first thing I would say, in response to Senator Boxer's eloquent faith-based conclusion, is: Amen, Sister. Secondly, in this last 2 or 3 hours that we have begun this very important debate you can see the different arguments forming…

Let's have a full and open debate and in the classic way and in the best Senate tradition. Let amendments come forward. We believe strongly that this problem is too real and too urgent to keep saying no, no, no. We have come some distance…

I am privileged now to stand to join him in giving honor and celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel, which is a day truly to celebrate. The 20th century witnessed unprecedented horrors inflicted by…

I rise today to introduce a new bill, the Accelerating Cures Act of 2008, to enhance public and private research efforts to develop new tools and therapies that prevent, detect, and cure diseases more quickly from bench to bedside. I…