Rob Portman actually said...

we all believe, as Senator King had said, that regulation is necessary, an important function of government.

This is legislation that is bipartisan, Senator Claire McCaskill and others, streamlines and improves the Federal permitting process.

Health care entitlements are going to increase by about 115 percent, more than double.

I am, obviously, disappointed we did not deal with the mandatory side, and I know we are going to have to as a body, on a bipartisan basis.