Barbara Mikulski

We are working steadily, on a bipartisan basis, to do that.

I always hoped that a higher power would be on my side.

We were told, by both the House and by others, that this was a poison pill.

I absolutely will. Just to respond, first of all, I have a great vice chairman, Senator Richard Shelby, from the other side of the aisle, who shares that same idea. What does the regular order mean? It means we bring out one bill at a…

I thank Senator Feinstein for her sobering assessment of the impacts of sequestration. ____________________

Before our time is up, let's also discuss the impact of sequestration on water infrastructure. What will be the impact on the Civil Corps of Engineers?

Equally important to our national security are efforts to reduce U.S. dependency on foreign oil and mitigating the effects of global warming. What impact will sequestration have on basic research needed to accelerate future energy…

It is my understanding that NNSA also funds nonproliferation activities. Would sequestration undermine the 4 year goal of securing all vulnerable nuclear materials around the world by the end of December 2013?

As the Chairman of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, I would ask the Senator from California to describe the impact of sequestration on the Department of Energy and the Corps of Engineers. Please provide…

Today I rise to speak on the impact of sequester on the American people, on their safety, their security, our economy, and the way local and State governments can use wise resources to protect their people. I know we have each been…

We want to deal with the sequester.

No matter what, there is no good way out of this. There are no good choices.

I oppose it--which would give up congressional authority.

We don't want a Government shutdown.

I was struck by the mother's remark, 'It is as difficult for me to provide the supports that my son needs as it would be had he had a significant learning difficulty.'

I think we also focus considerable resources, perhaps not as many as we should--but there's a lot of attention and discussion on kids who have disabilities.

I've either been misled, misrepresented, had to pull information out--often at the most minimal kind of way.

I consider this one of the greatest threats and one of the greatest vulnerabilities, because we failed to pass the legislation ourselves.

I thank the Senator for the courtesy. Both the Senator from Montana and I have been hit by this bug.

I rise to speak on the Paycheck Fairness Act. I would ask how much time is remaining. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is 17 minutes remaining.

The Senator from Louisiana was asking me a question while I was getting a copy of my speech. What was the question?

Yes. The funding is for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy, and since Great Lakes Federal navigation projects were damaged as a result of that storm, they would indeed be eligible.

The storm was one of the most devastating in our Nation's history, and the assistance that is so needed to address the widespread damage is long past due.

Fortunately, the Mental Health in Schools Act would be helpful to ameliorate this issue.

School-based mental health counselors who provide early intervention, prevention services, treatment resources, development of peer natural helpers, and coordination of care with other health providers have been tremendously effective…