"the challenges, the concerns, the risks, obviously certainly in a broad sense, both the benefits from this great natural resource, but the carbon pollution that comes from that is, on the other hand, ..."
"Without the Polar Sea or other icebreakers like the Polar Star, how is the Coast Guard going to be able to conduct these drills in the coming years?"
"no deal is better than a bad deal, and so we need to be opening our markets, but we need to make sure they are good deals for us"
"we need to say it is happening and we need to do something about it"
"I would encourage you to use the tools that need to be used."
"Unfortunately, I believe the wrong structure was put in place. And as my mother would say, proof is in the pudding."
"We are now in the largest deficit in the history of the country."
"We need to give the country a facelift."
"I also want to put into the record a statement from Senator Durbin, who is cosponsoring the Permanent Prevention of Asian Carp Act with me in the Senate."
"I would strongly urge you to make sure that Michigan is incorporated into that."
"How critical do you think it is that we complete construction on the third barrier and the flood controls along the Des Plaines River to prevent the fish from moving closer to the lakes?"
"So, we look forward to working with you as we move--the Army Corps of Engineers--as quickly as possible to give us the answers on what that means--how to do that, what that would cost--and we can deve..."