Fourty-one percent of the respondents said that they are not currently making a profit.

It's been a very painful 3 years. ... getting the Gulf back up and operating, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, is important.

I really appreciate the testimony. As usual it's very, very helpful as we try to direct our policies to respond to some of the changing reality.

The combination of increasing our liquid fuel production and decreasing our use through efficiencies in automobiles is extremely exciting.

The country first... issued its first permit to build an export facility for natural gas, the Chenier Company received its permit. I helped to push that and proud of it.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman for convening this hearing. It is very important that Congress be informed of the expected energy outlook for not only the U.S. but for the world so we can make informed decisions on the policies we enact.

People are very interested in making America more energy secure.

Seventy percent said they have dipped into their cash reserves.

So opening up that export, I think, is the right thing to do.

But it's because of the shift from South Louisiana to North Louisiana with the shale plays.

We don't think there should be export restrictions.

The problem is if you don't create a market for it you get prices that are as low as they are today which is a disincentive to production.

I will be as brief as I can, but I ask the Members to reject the House resolution that is before us. I ask Republicans and Democrats to reject the amendment that is before us. It is unnecessary and it violates the Budget Control Act. We…

I would like to add my voice to the strong work that has been done by Senator Merkley and Senator Snowe. As the chair of the committee that has some jurisdiction over the HUBZone Program, I want to urge the Banking Committee and the staff…

I wish to commend the minority leader for that beautiful tribute. I have been privileged to be on the floor several times when he has offered tributes to his constituents, and I always find them to be so beautifully written and delivered…

I wish to say a few words about the Homeland Security appropriations bill--one of the nine we approved this morning. I was proud to work with my ranking member, the Senator from Indiana, Mr. Dan Coats. I am very proud to work with the…

Waive and vote. Vote? The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the concurrent resolution.

I will take the opportunity while the floor is relatively quiet to come and explain one of the votes we are going to be asked to cast tomorrow. In fact, it is very timely that I am here on the Senate floor at 2 o'clock in the afternoon…

I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

while we have a bit of quiet time on the Senate floor this evening, I thought I would make brief remarks about the extraordinary career of MG Benny Landreneau. General Landreneau recently retired as the most senior Adjutant General in the…

I rise today to pay tribute to Joan McKinney, who has been a beloved and respected mainstay of the Senate Press Gallery for almost 40 years. Joan retired recently after a decade of service on the Press Gallery staff. Prior to that, she…

under the previous order, I think we were going to debate both amendments and vote in a few moments. That is what I understood. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. Mr. McCAIN. How long will the Senator take?

thank you very much. We will only take a minute. I would like to yield the majority of my time to the ranking member who has worked so hard on this bill. I would like to thank the cosponsors and thank all of my colleagues for supporting a…

The Senators have done such a good job managing this bill. I appreciate the opportunity to offer this amendment and to be paired with this important amendment that the Senators from Kentucky and Oregon have offered. I will explain it…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and to call up amendment No. 1115, and I ask to make it pending on behalf of myself, Senator Snowe, and I appreciate the cosponsorship of Senators Shaheen, Brown of Ohio, and…