Jeff Bingaman: “the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009, comes up for consideration.”

I thank the managers of the bill, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and I call up amendment No. 3344. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator…

Repositories are the only technically, economically and morally viable solution.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 19, 2012, at 10 a.m., to…

I wouldn't be here without it.