I withdraw my request. I am willing to use time perhaps tomorrow. I thank the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah.

Will the Senator yield for a unanimous consent request? I understand the Senator has the floor until 4:30 p.m. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized at 4:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.

I always say that we, I am a big spender in two areas, defense and infrastructure.

You cannot plan for it and it does not work.

I have been around in these bills since I was in the House, back in the 1980s, and I think we have had more.

I have probably been ranked the most conservative member as much or more than anybody else has.

Senator Inhofe, arguably one of the most conservative Senators in the United States Senate, has said that infrastructure spending is the second most important thing we can do after defense spending.

I believe in Federal infrastructure spending and see it as one of the primary purposes of Government.

First, I am concerned that the EPA has a bias in its interpretation of Federal court cases.

Are you aware of any documented cases of groundwater contamination being definitively caused by hydraulic fracturing?

I think we are going to have a cloture vote in the early afternoon, and I wish to share a few thoughts. The nominee, Gina McCarthy, is a fine person. I have been on the Environment and Public Works Committee since I came to the Senate in…

The President's proposal is extraordinarily expensive.