I thank Senator Levin and will be setting forth here our joint explanation of the Merkley-Levin provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. Sections 619, 620 and 621 do three things: prohibit high-risk proprietary trading at banks, limit the…

Mr. President, I thank Chairman Dodd for yielding to me and for his leadership on financial reform. I yield to Senator Levin.

Mr. President, I rise to address the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill and to share the reasons it makes a great deal of sense to restore the lane markers and traffic signals to our financial system--lane markers and traffic signals that…

Mr. President, I rise to speak to legislation I am introducing today, with my colleagues, Senator Crapo of Idaho, Senators Baucus and Tester of Montana, and Senator Wyden, from my home state of Oregon, to protect and restore the Columbia…

Mr. President, we have a chance on the floor of this Chamber to come and debate issues that are important to the success of our families across this Nation. There are some who will come to this floor and they will argue that we should do…

Thank you, Mr. President. It is an honor to come and say we need to do right by working families in America, and we need to not do it by creating more unemployment.

Mr. President, this debate is not about the overreach of an agency because indeed this Congress charged EPA with responding to threats to our atmosphere that endanger the public health of our citizens. We asked them to do that because we…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the remaining time on our side be divided as follows: myself, 2 minutes; Senator Udall of Colorado, 5 minutes; Senator Lautenberg, 5 minutes; and Senator Boxer for the remainder of the time. The…

Mr. President, today I rise in opposition to the resolution before us from my colleague from Alaska. Since 1970, the Environmental Protection Agency has been charged with responding to and identifying threats to our atmosphere, threats…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my as modified amendment No. 4251 to printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: On page 27, line 7, strike…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to modify my amendment, amendment No. 4251. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to modifying the submitted amendment? Without objection, the amendment is modified.

I very much, thank the leader. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the original request of the majority leader? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Oregon.