They have proven themselves to be stalwart partners to the United States, committing forces to combat operations abroad even when their own homeland came under attack in 2008.

I believe it undermines our economic recovery, threatens to keep off limits our energy abundance and manufacturing renaissance.

Congress remains committed to the nuclear modernization promises that were made back when they were getting the votes for the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

Instead of creating climate millionaires who benefit from carbon trading schemes and new regulations, let's remember that the pain falls hardest on low income families.

After 2014, the United States will not conduct direct combat operations against the Taliban.

In October 2012, when I was Ranking Member of this Committee, I released a report highlighting the Administration's systematic actions to delay the finalization of costly environmental regulations until after the 2012 presidential…

It's tough, because you're going to hear from some of the uniforms that it could increase risk. Of course, risk is lives.

This reveals an astonishing double standard.

The President continues to misrepresent climate science.

I had an amendment that kind of re-emphasized Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act.

We are talking about the largest tax increase in the history of this country if we were to go through with what they are trying to do through regulation that they could not do through legislation and not get anything for it.

I have 700 scientists I listed in a speech on the Senate floor, probably 8 years ago, and these are scientists, Richard Lindzen from MIT, these are top scientists, totally refuting the assertion that is being made on which we are spending…