President Obama will finally make his case to the American people tomorrow, explaining why he wants to take military action against Syria. His explanation is long overdue. I think I have a pretty good idea of what I expect he will say…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and let me start by commending you and Senator Thune for your bipartisan leadership on the cybersecurity issue, and by congratulating you on the introduction of S. 1353, the Cybersecurity Act of 2013.

we have had to turn to public/private partnerships. That has been very successful for us.

I want to take some of those quotes that you just said.

When the political process intervenes in the decisionmaking process, it distorts the market.

we have to understand the realities of the fiscal situation we are in.

we are about to vote on a new Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency. I have a real problem with the individual who has been nominated to direct that Agency. I will cast my vote shortly, but I want to take the opportunity…

I want to say how much I respect the Senator from Florida. I respect his viewpoint. I respect the amount of effort he has put into this issue, which is a very difficult and a very complex issue. He speaks from the heart. I have never…

Well this recent announcement by the President that he is going to use the regulatory process to achieve what a lot of us think needed to be legislated is going to have enormous impact on energy costs in this country.

I don't want to see that shipped overseas on the basis of an egregious tax, or failure to bring about some sensible regulations.

I think on a bipartisan basis if we are going to address our current economic malaise, regulatory reform has to be an essential component of that.

the cost of complying with federal regulations exceeded $1.75 trillion every year--nearly 12 percent of the total GDP.