This amendment would duplicate that work and would be a major power grab by EPA and a major change to put into their jurisdiction something which is completely outside their scope.

I am going to be voting yes to do what is long overdue to come together and actually pass a strong, necessary updating of TSCA.

The Environmental Defense Fund supports the Lautenberg Act as a solid compromise that fixes the biggest problems in the current law.

I am going to urge a no vote on this well intended amendment. This would alter the fundamental compromise in this bill.

I rise in strong support of S. 984, the Steve Gleason Act, to help thousands of victims of ALS and other related diseases all across the United States. This bipartisan, straightforward bill would give immediate relief to those folks with…

The association has reached out to members all across the country and put in very concrete terms what this means to their members. I wish to give one brief but very moving and significant example. It happens to be a woman from Oregon, the…

in order to place the bills on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to further proceeding en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bills will be placed on the calendar.

I rise today to solemnly observe the 5- year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oilspill, also known as the BP disaster. It was a major and deeply tragic incident that resulted in the loss of 11 lives in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 20, 2015, at 3 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``2020 Census: Challenges Facing the…

I understand there are five bills at the desk due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bills by title for the second time. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 636) to amend the Internal Revenue…

I ask for the yeas and nays on the Deyo nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I'm really concerned that this Administration wants a deal at all costs... you usually get a really bad deal.

If we were to sort of take Senator Vitter's lead on this, and we did something with corporate tax reform but also brought into it, making a number of these items permanent, does that give adequate relief?

It's not a question of when. It's not a question of it takes too long, it never ever, ever balances.

I sent a letter to certain folks in Iran, co-signed by 46 other U.S. Senators, simply stating a fact.

we've got to combat that sort of outright theft by countries like China.

we need to protect that.

I have big concerns with the so-called comprehensive bill in the Senate, because I think it would be a setback in significant ways for inventors and innovators.

We don't think we'd get anywhere with this current administration on it, but we'll tee it up for our Republican nominee, and hopefully they can run with a real tax plan.

I want to thank Congressman Graves for co-hosting this today.

I want to thank our four witnesses. They provided exactly what I wanted, which is a real life, real world perspective.

The most costly and complex regulations have come from laws that represent the largest federal takeover in two major industries: health care and banking.

Well, again, that clear trend really concerns me because the small town you're describing, the rural parish you're describing, is most of Louisiana.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 46, as follows…