I want to establish and make certain that the Agency has no plans to move forward with a record of decision, either interim or final, prior to the full completion of risk assessment and toxicity studies at Libby.

The people of Libby want justice. And I want justice.

This community is a community with a death rate from asbestos at their sources at 40 to 60 times greater than the national average.

I want to thank you very much for you and you, also, Senator Inhofe, for your Superfund concerns.

I just want you to know that, on behalf of all the people in the State of Montana, they very much appreciate the brownfields legislation because it has advanced development.

Do you commit not to implement a record decision for residential operable units until a risk assessment is done?

Because clearly kids are more vulnerable, and it is just that much more important to make sure that there is a cumulative effects study at Libby.

Mr. President, over the past several months, we have seen some improvement in our economy. One year ago, in the first quarter of 2009, GDP was declining at an annual rate of more than 6 percent. Just 1 year later, in the first quarter of…

I also rise to call attention to a pair of disasters that recently struck Montana and pledge my support for the recovery effort. Last week the Big Sandy Creek spilled over its banks and flooded into the Lower Box Elder Road and the…

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Mr. President, I very much appreciate this development. This is very important. Now doctors will be paid. More important, seniors will get the benefits they deserve. Payments under TRICARE will now go out. Military who participate in…