Dan Coats

To this point, the sanctions have not caused that calculus to change, apparently.

The clock is ticking on the side of the Iranian pursuit of nuclearization and perhaps weaponization of nuclear capability.

It's very difficult to ratchet those up and tighten them to the point where we see a decided change in the Iranian supreme leadership decisions.

It clearly, I think, reaches the level of perhaps the number one challenge of 2012.

I don't see any public acknowledgement that China, India, some of the fast-growing Asian nations, have joined us in supporting rejecting any kind of export.

Thank you, Mr. President. I thank my colleagues. If we don't have this ultimate enforcement mechanism, I fear we will just continue to do what we have been doing for years and years and years; that is, falling far short of where we need to…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes as in morning business The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

the holiday season is coming upon us, a period of celebration and joy. But as we prepare to spend time with our friends and our families in the coming weeks, it is important to remember during this holiday season there are many families…

I come to the floor deeply disappointed-- like many--over our failure to seize a unique opportunity to put America on a more fiscally sane path for the future. My No. 1 priority for this year--I have talked about it so many times, not only…

All right. Mr. President, I do not think I will use all of those 20 minutes. I might ask for 10 additional minutes. I will use the 10 minutes, but I may need to ask for some additional time if it works out and others are not waiting…

it is my understanding that I have 20 minutes of time allotted under morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, each Senator has 10 minutes to speak.

Clearly there is a growing consensus that we need this reform and need it badly.

we have been seized with obviously pressing issues and emergencies, and I fear we have not been paying enough attention to the issue of Iran and the growing nuclear threat posed by that country. The recent release of the report by the…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Iran's Growing Nuclear Threat

I didn't come to interrupt opening statements. I guess they are completed. I do have a point that is directly related to this particular appropriations bill which I would like to discuss, and I am going to offer to put forward an amendment…

I thank the Senator from California. I agree with the Senator from Rhode Island. If the Senator from California wants to finish her time, I am happy to----

I thank my friend for asking me that question, and I thank him so much for his answer to the previous question. I have visited those utilities. Let me mention one. Tanners Creek is down along the Ohio River. It is a facility that will have…

I rise in support of Senator Paul's resolution. The word ``extreme'' has gotten thrown around here an awful lot. I just walked on the floor. What is being sought here is not extreme. Under the Clean Air Act, there have been extraordinary…

I thank my colleague from West Virginia, Senator Manchin, for joining with me to produce a bipartisan, commonsense solution that is supported by both industry and labor, a piece of legislation that will ensure that the provision…

My understanding is that we are going back and forth, and I think we should stay with that order. So I appreciate the support of the Senator from Rhode Island for that agreed-upon procedure. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator…

the need to constrain Federal spending is not just a goal for the Congress, but a requirement, given our dire fiscal state.

It seems to me sometimes too much attention is focused on what the Fed should do when it is not within the Fed's purview of doing; it is in ours; and we are deflecting the blame over to you.

You state in your comments here that these difficult and fundamental fiscal choices cannot be safely or responsibly postponed. I assume you stand by that?

My own belief is that at least some strong indication with some enforcement mechanism is necessary in that package now in order to assure the investment world and the consumer world that we are on the right path, and therefore have the…

You need certain reforms in the system, one of which is entitlement reforms to mandatory spending, another of which is comprehensive tax reform.