What does that mean?

We literally cannot afford any more delay.

I have come to the floor to talk about the Republican bill to expand coastal drilling without environmental review, without the normal planning process, and without important safety measures. But before I do, I just have to respond to the…

There seems to be some consensus that reauthorization should establish goals for the national program.

I rise to follow on the majority leader's bringing this legislation to the floor, which I am privileged to sponsor with a whole host of my colleagues, and really to speak out for taxpayers and against continuing to provide subsidies to…

how much time remains? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Two minutes 10 seconds.

the American people understand this bill. They understand that if working families must sacrifice to help lower the deficit, then so should the most wealthy and powerful industry in the country. If Big Oil wants to lower gasoline prices…

Are we in a position to really press the Pakistanis in a way that would pursue our national security interests when they are our supply route into Afghanistan?

Unless we are in it together and in common cause together, and agree on the goals and the methods to achieve those goals, then I don't know that as a fiduciary to the U.S. taxpayer, as well as our national security interests, nearly $3…

Selective engagement makes me think about selective assistance. I don't buy into selective engagement because, then it's about picking and choosing as you think your interests.

All politics is local.

There was a lot of moral hazard when, because of systemic risk to this entire country's economy, we had to go in and resolve for every American taxpayer.