the facts are undeniable. Climate change is real, it is caused by humans, it is happening now, and, it is solvable. Today I would like to talk about a noncontroversial way to reduce 10 percent of the world's carbon pollution: fighting…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Climate Change

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. American Workers and Overtime Pay

I want to join my colleagues in voicing my support for President Obama's proposal to extend overtime benefits to nearly 5 million people across the country. These new rules will significantly enhance family budgets and add over $1.2…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Climate Change

I thank the Senator from California. Through the Chair, I will answer the first question. First, when it comes to the Pope's encyclical, it seems to me that he is displaying the moral leadership that is going to be necessary in all…

the facts are undeniable. Climate change is real. It is caused by humans. It is happening now and it is solvable. One solution to climate change is putting a fair price on carbon pollution. Last week, Senator Whitehouse and I introduced a…

I thank the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee for his gentlemanliness and for our ability to work together in spaces where we agree and when we have to disagree, to be agreeable about it. I really appreciate that…

climate change is real, it is caused by humans, it is urgent, and it is solvable. Climate change is real, it is caused by humans, it is urgent, and it is solvable. This year we have had some debates about climate change on the Senate floor…

it just seems to me that, as we grapple with the eligibility determination question and the mechanics of that, which are enormously difficult, there is just no way that any of that is going to get settled, as a practical matter, before the…

However, the program does need an overhaul. We must learn from the mistakes of the past, and we have to work on parallel tracks.

my concern is no objection to moving forward on broadband, but that at a minimum we take the lessons we have learned from Lifeline for voice and we encourage the FCC to use those lessons and not repeat those mistakes.

Just like that landline was necessary in the 1980s, everyone needs a broadband connection to participate in today's society.

Expanding Lifeline subsidies to broadband simply recognizes the reality of how people communicate today.

When Lifeline began almost three decades ago, the goal was to make sure that all Americans had the securities and opportunities that came with phone service, whether you needed to call an ambulance or call for a job interview.

I am deeply honored to represent Hawaii-- my home State is second to none when it comes to patriotism, public service, and personal sacrifice. I thank the Senate for so swiftly passing S. Res. 109, a resolution I authored to acknowledge…

I wish to join my colleagues in voicing my opposition to granting fast-track authority. I oppose the procedures contained in the bill, and I am seriously concerned about using fast- track to pass trade agreements that don't reflect the…

My strong belief is it will decrease total costs to the system.

I want to thank Chair Murkowski for assembling such a good, bipartisan group and for considering this and other excellent pieces of legislation.

I am especially grateful that you are beginning this effort with a look at energy efficiency which we all know is the least expensive, most effective way to reduce energy costs.

I want to thank you for the chance to address the Committee and thank you for undertaking this effort to assemble comprehensive energy legislation in a bipartisan manner.

I think there are a number of Federal agencies that are doing great work in this space.

I think it is entirely possible that for at least some treatments, the mobile phone just sort of outpaced all of it.

the root cause here is that our society has a sickness of bigotry

I am really interested in kind of, I guess what you would call upstream. It seems to me the most morally and fiscally sound way to deal with this problem of LGBT homelessness is to deal with bigotry.