I rise to discuss the plight of Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko. My resolution, S. Res. 52., which Senators Wicker, Brown, Rubio, and Gardner have co-sponsored, calls for the release of former Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya…

today marks an important day in history as our Nation continues to honor the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. There are many landmarks in my hometown of Baltimore that are significant to Civil War history, which I believe are in the…

It is infuriating to see them now cough up the same, tired, half-baked arguments against carbon emission limits that they have been making wrongly for four decades.

The cost benefit analysis that we go through when looking at EPA rules under the Clean Air Act or under the Clean Water Act, there are direct savings as Senator Boxer discussed, the number of premature deaths that will be saved, the number…

We can and will have both [a healthy environment and robust economy].

The Clean Air Act is working.

I fully support regulating carbon from existing power plants.

I cannot have a situation in which the other side refuses to acknowledge the reality of what is happening in Rhode Island, of what is happening in Maine, of what is happening in Oregon.

I applaud the efforts of the Administration to bring China into specific achievable goals as we all work toward our universal responsibilities to deal with climate change.

Can I ask consent that my opening statement be included in the record?

We are in the process of having the ocean acidify at a faster rate than has ever occurred in the history of our species.

The Clean Air Act has been widely hailed as being very successful.

We believe that a healthy environment and a robust economy go side by side.

It's time to turn a new chapter in the Clean Air Act.

Carbon combined in our environment, causing climate change, is real. It is causing serious risks not only to the people in our Country but globally.

I wholeheartedly support this rule. I urge my colleagues to look at both sides of the ledge, not just the fossil fuel industry side.

I rise to urge the Senate to take up a clean Homeland Security appropriations bill and pass it without further delay. I know we have had several votes on the floor on proceeding to the bill, but I would urge the leadership to make it clear…

I rise today to recognize February as National Children's Dental Health Month. Every year since 1981 we have acknowledged the importance of children's dental health and worked to ensure that all children have access to proper oral health…

I thank Senator Collins not only for her leadership but for also pointing out something very important here: This is a jobs bill. The passage of this bill will create more jobs. We know that because we know that craft breweries are…

I am very pleased that Senator Collins and I have introduced legislation known as the Small Brewer Reinvestment and Expanding Workforce Act, S. 375. The two of us have led the effort to try to help the craft brewing industry. The craft…

I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with Senator Collins not to exceed 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I would just at least put in a plug that you take a look at the progressive consumption tax that I filed.

But it changes the current competitive situation, and small businesses are already challenged today.

If you deal just with corporate tax rates, then those who have pass-through entities or use S corporations would be at a competitive disadvantage.

We are still seeing community banks in Maryland being challenged to be able to survive.