I just hope the EPA will take a closer look at the implications.

According to the White House's own assessment, as posted on its online 'Dashboard', the EPA is responsible for roughly 1 out of every 5 pending regulatory actions currently under review.

I look forward to talking to him about the exciting research and development that is occurring in the State of Maine.

One of the most promising renewable energy technologies in the country, indeed in the world, is the development of deepwater offshore wind energy...

I think the EPA is making progress in reducing the costs and coming up with a more practical approach.

I have to tell you that that's cold comfort to me, because the initial rule, according to industry estimates at least, was something in the neighborhood of $3 billion in capital costs.

I am going to talk about the very negative potential impact of the EPA's new Boiler MACT rules on the forest products industry in my State and throughout the Nation.

I hope that it would be as long as possible, 60 to 90 days, so that there can be ample time to review the rules.

We need, however, to make sure that, as the EPA issues new regulations, that it does not create so many roadblocks to economic growth that it blocks out private investment, which is the key to a prosperous future.

I do not want us to lose the race for the development of deepwater offshore wind technology which does offer such promise.

I also want to talk to him about the gem of a national park that we have in the State of Maine, which the Secretary has visited, Acadia National Park.

I am not a fan of the $6 billion that we spend each year on corn-based ethanol.

The EPA performs absolutely vital functions in helping to protect the public health by ensuring that the air we breathe is clean and the water we drink is safe.

We wrote then that we were concerned that they would result in significant job losses to the forest products industry at a time when the industry was really struggling.

I have to say that the Congress gave you that authority for a reason.

I just want to welcome our former colleague and good friend, the Secretary, back to the U.S. Senate.

I do look forward to discussing that issue.

I rise today to join my colleague, Senator Lieberman, in introducing the See Something, Say Something Act of 2011. The number of thwarted and failed attacks in the past few years and the Fort Hood attack, which left 13 people dead and…

As I mentioned to you back in September, 41 Senators wrote to you to express great concern about the proposed EPA rules in this area.

if the high road policy were put into place, it would actually be the higher-cost road

We cannot be the first generation to betray that legacy.

I completely associate myself with the comments made by Chairman Lieberman about the IT challenges.

the government seems to be stuck at awarding approximately a third of its contracts non-competitively.

The budget presented by the President last month fails in both respects.

But we are still going to have a $14 trillion debt.