I have a real concerns about what is envisioned in the outer continental shelf, certainly along the East Coast shoreline.

I see good things in the budget proposal--the new Energy Frontier, the climate change adaptation, the Treasured Landscapes--I think those are all great initiatives

With an increase in funding, the program can support more research into screening, early diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

I see this as the next looming crisis.

But my sense is that that is not going to meet the challenge before us, and I hope that we are thinking prospectively about what else we need to do or be ready to do.

the Federal Government failed to act on the warning signs about the home foreclosure crisis.

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