I do know it is broadly agreed that the benefits of the Clean Air Act, on balance, exceed the costs of the Clean Air Act.

The question is not whether to regulate, because there is and should be regulation, but it is how best to regulate.

Codification is such an important thing. It will signal to the agencies, again, culturally that this is important.

I cannot resist, in continuing the Catholic-Jewish dialogue, recalling for the record--the first time I have had the honor to do this--that almost 10 years ago, there were eight or nine Senators--Senator McCain was with us--who went over…

not whether to regulate but how to regulate

This legislation calls for greater transparency when it comes to the cost and performance of our Nation's information technology investments.

The time for lazy or wasteful management of these expensive investments is over.

the President and Mr. Kundra should be commended for taking on this challenge, and I commend you today.

We are going to demand that projects be on time, on budget, and deliver on their promises.

I am pleased to join with Senators Collins and Akaka today to introduce the bipartisan SECURE Facilities Act of 2011 to modernize and transform an important but often overlooked agency within the Department of Homeland Security, DHS…

I rise today to introduce the Securing Teacher Effectiveness, Leaders, Learning, And Results Act of 2011--the STELLAR Student Act, and I am honored to be joined in this bipartisan effort by my colleagues Senator Scott Brown and Senator…

I will begin my opening statement and hope, with the inherent ability I have as a U.S. Senator to continue talking for long periods of time, that I will be able to fill the space between now and when Senator McCain arrives.

I think we will begin the hearing.

I appreciate your testimony today. I think you have been really quite impressive.

I believe it would be a significant loss for the Department, and so I hope that not only will our Committee confirm him again, but the full Senate will, as well.

Thanks, Senator Collins.

Mr. Borras, I think, brings a lot of energy and experience to what is an unglamorous but vitally important job.

I thank the Chair, and I thank my friend from California. One might say, in the context of the debates going on in Congress now, that Senator Blumenthal and I have come to the floor of the Senate to talk about a governmental program that…

Today I wish to note the retirement of Daniel P. Mulhollan as Director of the Congressional Research Service and to thank him for his service to Congress over the past 42 years. CRS, an institution with roots going back to 1914, provides…

Isn't it critically important, even as part of realizing our political goal of getting Qadhafi out, that we or our allies provide either more weapons and/or training, discipline, command and control, soon so that they can put up a fair…

It's, however, our political goal. In my opinion--and we're going to advance that, hopefully, through diplomatic, economic, and political means.

under the circumstances, it appears they are not able to be successful, to win, without substantial allied support.

I rise today in support of legislation offered by Senators Schumer and Alexander to streamline the nomination process so incoming Presidents can get their teams in place more quickly and put them to work doing the people's business. On…

Our goal, politically, is for Qadhafi to get out of there, and yet, the boots on the ground, which are the Libyan boots, are themselves unable to win this fight.

It's unacceptable for our involvement to end with Qadhafi still in power.