Judd Gregg: “The three that we just sent up? Mr. McCAIN. I haven't seen the other two. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New…”

the budget process is dysfunctional. That's a generous term for it.

the first obligation of a national government is national defense, in my opinion.

Without the 99 nuclear power plants that operate in 30 States, carbon emissions from the U.S. electric sector would be approximately 25 percent higher.

the policies behind getting these numbers under control are extremely difficult politically, because they involve very tough decisions.