Thank you very much, Chairman.

America has and continues to have the safest food supply in the world.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I think one of those areas that the funding is impacting the United States is in filling those foreign offices.

So, Mr. Taylor, you mentioned the foreign inspections, and FSMA mandated 600 inspections in 2011, with a doubling of the previous year's inspection level for the subsequent 5 years, which would mean that in fiscal year 2015, we would have…

I was reading an article recently about the ponds where shrimp are farmed on land in Asia and where massive amounts of antibiotics are used to control the various diseases that are rampant in those ponds.

The Food Safety Modernization Act... was the most sweeping update of our food safety laws in nearly 70 years.

I have heard from constituents and that there are concerns that foreign businesses may not be as closely monitored as U.S. businesses.

Now we are working to make sure that we prevent that outbreak from occurring in the first place.

I ask unanimous consent for 30 more seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

the United Sates, our citizens, our President, and I believe every single Member of Congress stand united in our commitment to block Iran from securing a nuclear weapon. The question we are debating is the pathway that is best for ensuring…

In conclusion, no foreign policy choice comes with guarantees. The future, whether we approve or reject this deal, is unknowable and carries risks. But this agreement, with its verification and full U.S. participation, offers the best…

My amendment simply states, as a finding of this body, that Congress should take under due consideration the advice from leading scientific institutions in the United States that global warming is real and due to human activity.

This bill says when it is certified that the proposed legislation will not have further impact in damaging our States, it can go into effect.

This is profoundly important. It is why I want us to listen to the advice of the leading scientific institutions.

It has been noted how higher sea level is already occurring in ways that are causing beach erosion, it means storm surges are that much higher and certainly the erosion of the coastal area is a very significant concern in my home State of…

Observations throughout the world make it clear that climate change is occurring, and rigorous scientific research demonstrates that greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are the primary driver.

In my home State, we have our rural resources under direct attack by changing climate.

The severity of climate change impacts is expected to increase substantially in the coming decades.

I rise today to join my colleagues in commending President Obama for putting forth his Clean Power Plan. Theodore Roosevelt said: Of all the questions which can come before this nation, short of the actual preservation of its existence in…

If it is human activity, it is within our reach to modify our activities.

If the ideas being presented in this particular bill will not further hurt our States, then the path is clear, but if it is going to further hurt our States, then we are exercising our very profound concern for the direct impact.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Clean Power Plan

While reforming the Bankruptcy Code may prove to be useful, I am not sure that bankruptcy alone will be enough to successfully resolve the complex, interconnected financial institutions without disrupting financial stability and the global…

I think Title II... you will make it actually a much less likely scenario.