What would be some of the things that would be helpful in terms of getting our--we have been importing so many products, whether it is wind or solar, from other places--getting our manufacturing going and then have us start exporting…

I would like to add, if I could, that if you look at the countries that are exporting the most panels worldwide, they are the ones that typically have the best domestic markets.

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of amendment No. 3302, the bipartisan task force for responsible fiscal action, offered by my colleagues Senator Conrad and Senator Gregg. I was an early sponsor of this amendment from the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Merkley). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to call attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Haiti and to the plight of the many Haitian children who have been adopted by American families and are still waiting to be brought from the…

It was my hope that Judge Tinder's confirmation would serve as an example of the benefits of nominating qualified, non-ideological jurists to the Federal bench.

I appreciate the front-line work that you and Secretary Clinton have done.

I hope that, going forward, other Senators will adopt what I call 'the Hoosier approach' of working across party lines to select consensus nominees.

This process has too often been consumed by ideological conflict and partisan acrimony.

I hope that both will be confirmed and that their appointments as Federal judges will inspire Hoosier children of all backgrounds to pursue their dreams.

Well, that's very good because I have the Norwegian ambassador out in the hallway and we are doing a call-in to Minnesota because we couldn't make it there for an event for Vice President Mondale.