So I'm glad you're willing to take on that kind of effort.

Would you be willing to be a point person between your office and Interior to speed this up and ensure that both agencies are working together and that, particularly, we look at using the public lands to try to make sure that we strike…

It's my view that we have to keep operations and methods secret, but we've got to also have public awareness of the laws on the books.

Would you agree that key portions of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 have been the subject of significant secret legal interpretations and that those are secret today?

I think this is an extremely important point, and I just want to make that clear.

So it is fair to say that key provisions of the PATRIOT Act and how they're legally interpreted are being kept secret as of today.

I think there are certain circumstances where that authority may exist.

I am pleased to join with my colleague from Idaho, Sen. Mike Crapo, in introducing the Geothermal Tax Parity Act of 2011. This legislation will modify an existing investment tax credit for geothermal energy authorized under Section 48 of…

and colleagues, I have been struck in the discussion about cut, cap, and balance that there has been virtually no mention--virtually no mention--of the No. 1 issue on the minds of the American people, and that is jobs. What we need above…

biomass energy development is not only a great economic opportunity for Oregon, it is an essential piece of the forest health puzzle. Biomass energy helps create a market and a way to pay for forest thinning and hazardous fuels programs…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending business to call up my amendment, amendment No. 570, as modified. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The…

I ask for the immediate consideration of amendment No. 570, as modified. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment has been reported. It is now pending.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 570, As Modified

when we have a conflict or a problem in my home State, we resolve it the Oregon way: by finding consensus and building common ground. That is why, when it became apparent 20 years ago that the U.S. Army's Chemical Depot in Umatilla, OR…

today I am joining with my colleagues from Idaho, Senator Crapo and Senator Risch, and my colleague from Alaska, Senator Begich, to correct a regulatory problem that left uncorrected will bury private, State and tribal forest lands in a…

last week, the House Speaker--Speaker Boehner--and President Obama and his administration were both calling for comprehensive tax reform as part of a large budget deal. Obviously, today, that seems to have lost some momentum, and I wanted…

I ask the Senate to join me in acknowledging the 15 Columbia River Basin tribes' involvement in the Columbia River Treaty negotiation and review process. As some of you may know, the Columbia River Treaty is an agreement between Canada and…

international trade is one of the best ways to create more good-paying jobs for our people--as long as our workers and our companies are treated fairly in the tough global markets in which they compete. That is not the case today. Chinese…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. International Trade

I thank my friend. We are going to talk through some of the specifics of why this is important as a way to boost the economy. In the beginning, what I would like to just lay out is that as we have seen these discussions go forward over the…

millions of Americans are hurt economically. Yet so much of the debate on the Senate floor seems to be Democrats and Republicans fighting with each other or rehashing old arguments. It seems almost as if there is a default strategy: either…

I am glad Senator Coats made that last point, especially because it is getting hardly any discussion here in the Senate, and that is with respect to the weak consumption we are seeing in our country, particularly middle-class folks who…

I thank my friend from Indiana. He makes a number of important points we want to make sure are considered as the discussion about taxes goes forward. For example, Senator Coats pointed out on this question of changing just the corporate…

I ask unanimous consent that Sean Mills be given the privilege of the floor through the rest of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I wish to publicly thank Senator Ron Wyden for introducing this important piece of legislation