The energy sector has great potential, but it seems to be largely a mess right now.

Mr. President, I was unavoidably detained for the rollcall vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge, STOCK, Act. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on…

One of your mandates is to facilitate innovation through transparency, and one study suggests that half of the country, over a hundred million adults, cannot find $2,000 in an emergency if given 30 days to do so.

In the worst financial crisis in generations, consumers were not protected from the tricks and traps, and Federal regulators were often more concerned about the interests of Wall Street than Main Street.

That is something that I think is welcome to a lot of the Members' ears here.

By the same token, when you see a market that goes from the regulated process to the unregulated process, there is a reason----

So is this an area the Bureau is going to be looking at?

In my opinion, Judge Shwartz did not adequately demonstrate the breadth of knowledge of constitutional law and pivotal Supreme Court decisions, such as Citizen United, that we should expect from a United States circuit court judge.

These are lifetime appointments to the Federal bench and should not be taken lightly.

As the nominee's home State Senator, I take my advise and consent role for judicial nominations extremely seriously.

I am here today to express my unqualified support for Judge Patty Shwartz for the third circuit court of appeals.