Roger Wicker

As Congress looks at this issue and as the FCC looks at this issue, what do you say to that?

It may take more effort to pronounce those diphthongs; but not for Roger Wicker and Mark Pryor.

We should focus on empowering individual consumers, entrepreneurs, and innovators.

It is the fourth of the hearings on the state of communications.

We are counting on NOAA leadership to manage RESTORE Act programs and funds properly.

NOAA faces many challenges, including a tough fiscal environment, needed improvements in fisheries management, and the restoration of the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

It is important for the Committee to review the nominations for NOAA leadership promptly in order for this Agency to be managed appropriately.

I appreciate your concern and your assurance. And we will certainly look to you and others for assistance in this regard.

As I understand, what you are saying, these actions will be harmful to the economy, they will raise our energy prices, they will hurt our economy in a way that hits particularly hard at the people at the bottom of the economic spectrum.

I remain committed to working with my colleagues in the Congress to reign in the Administration's intrusive power grabs to push a radical climate agenda that will not help but will cost jobs.

I want to reiterate the importance of treating various scientific views on climate science with deference.

I just wanted to make sure that it got in at the same time.

I just think it is important to explain what we are talking about when we say greenhouse gases.

And that the EPA Administrator is likely to go forward almost immediately? So we really are down to the three positions where there has been a U.S. appeals court decision, which arguably could be viewed as an extraordinary circumstance.

Did the majority leader understand, as I did, Leader McConnell saying just a few moments ago that the Secretary of Labor nominee is likely to go forward very soon?

Just to understand, is that a yes on trying to get us together, as Republicans and Democrats, as early as lunch Tuesday to see if there is some way we can talk about this?

Debra Brown is going to be good for the country. She will be good for the people, and this is a good day for Greenville, Mississippi, and for the Delta.

It is an emotional moment for me, and we are making history, and I am just so honored to be part of it.

This is a profoundly special moment for me because I think Judge Brown will be an outstanding addition to the federal bench

Debra Brown is very well qualified by ability, education, and experience to serve as a United States district court judge.

Presenting Debra M. Brown, Nominee to be District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi

What benefits do you believe should consumers expect to derive from this merger?

Thank you, Senator Begich, for scheduling this hearing on the importance of partnerships in ocean observation.

As a member of the Senate Oceans Caucus and as a senator from the coastal state of Mississippi, I recognize the importance of understanding and exploring our oceans.

High rates of mandatory spending often limit the ability of the Federal Government to invest in discretionary funding such as ocean research.