I often kid and say it is not an energy speech unless you say you are for all of the above three or four times.

these debates are going to be less thoughtful and they are going to be less informed because you will not be part of these debates.

We need to be deliberate about what that end point needs to look like and move toward that end point again with strong understanding of what our policies are yielding in terms of change in that portfolio and at what pace.

What we recognized is that you ought to extend the current tax provisions, at least for a relatively short period of time.

I wish to commend Chairman Levin, who has brought his usual thoughtful approach to these issues, and to thank him for his help specifically in two areas in which I have been interested. I also see my friend Senator McCain. He and I have…

I ask unanimous consent that LTC Matt Groves, a Department of Defense fellow assigned to my office, be granted the privilege of the floor for the remainder of debate on S. 3254, the National Defense Authorization Act. The PRESIDING…

the Senate is being asked today to approve the intelligence authorization bill for 2013 by unanimous consent. I believe that significant changes need to be made to this bill before it is passed, so I object to this unanimous consent…

I only want to say that it's my intent to give a speech on the floor of the United States Senate when we get back to outline the accomplishments of Senator Kohl, this thoughtful, modest man, over the last years through this Committee…

Everybody stay tuned when on the floor we can list the gag order and we can talk about Chairman Kohl and go through his record the way I think it ought to be appropriately discussed.

I think it would be extremely wise for the government to close that final loophole.

I am the Democratic sponsor of, is really the work of Senator Kirk, Senator Kirk of Illinois.

today I rise to introduce the Internet Radio Fairness Act. The goal of this proposal is to help one of America's oldest, most dynamic industries grow into the 21st Century. Thanks to new digital music technologies, the ways in which…

I rise today to sponsor two important pieces of legislation. My colleagues in this body are all aware of the challenges that American manufacturers struggle with in the global market. A particular challenge faces producers of renewable…

We're very pleased to be able to move forward after all of the years of work to reach agreement.

We commend Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley, and their staff, for writing this legislation and doing so in a manner that fully protects agricultural water supplies.

Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley deserve credit for their hard work, extraordinary patience, and understanding of our Community in the development of this legislation.

S. 3483 marks the end of over 30 years of fighting over the unallocated water behind Bowman Dam.

This bill strikes a balance between competing demands for a scarce resource.

I particularly just wanted to commend Senator Merkley and his staff for their leadership on the Crooked River bill.

We urge the subcommittee to pass S. 3483 as introduced.

You've got safety issues if you keep the waste onsite. You've got safety issues if you ship it somewhere.

Senator Kohl and I wrote to CMS about why it failed to meet the deadline.

For the most part, I was very pleased with CMS' proposed rule.

Not surprisingly, because it happens so often around this town, not only with CMS but with so many other bureaucracies, on the eve of the hearing CMS finally issued the proposed rule.

It's been an excellent panel.