If the price hike is beyond a certain amount, let us say 1,000 percent, again, not fully determinative but that maybe should send up a little red flag.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 17 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Climate Change

I rise for ``Time to Wake Up'' speech No. 124. Today, let's talk Texas. Polling from the University of Texas at Austin shows that more than three out of four Americans--or 76 percent--now believe that climate change is occurring…

There's an enormous amount of mental health response that's delivered in the emergency room.

One of the victories that we have achieved has been to bring mental health out of the shadows and de-stigmatize it.

I’ve got a feeling that some of the protections we've put in place back when this was heavily stigmatized to keep all this information private is actually keeping it from getting into electronic health records.

Our victory in the stigma area has now created a problem in the infrastructure area, in my opinion.

Along with a bipartisan group of senators including Senators Portman, Klobuchar, and Ayotte, I introduced a bill earlier this year called the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524).

I want to commend my former delegation member, Representative Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island, on the work that he did on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.

Happy new year. Nothing says ``Happy new year'' like the ``Time to Wake Up'' speech, so I will kick off 2016 with my year- opener ``Time to Wake Up'' speech recapping some of last year's climate change milestones. They say you only get one…

today, with my colleagues Senator Cory Booker and Senator Jeff Merkley, I wish to discuss the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, S. 697. Some opponents claim it creates a regulatory void that will prohibit States…

I am joined by Senator Thune, the chair of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, to discuss title IX--National Oceans and Coastal Security, of Division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. The legislation on which…

Thank you for making that important point. I would like to further highlight that the legislation authorizes two grant programs. The first would direct funding to coastal States, Indian tribes, and U.S. territories. The other would create…

one of the brightest bright spots at the Paris climate talks last week was the robust corporate presence. Leading businesses and executives from around the world were there in Paris to voice their support for a strong international climate…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lankford). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

one of the features of our trip to Paris was the presence of America's corporate leaders there urging us on. We not only met with significant corporate leaders like people from Citigroup, PG&E, VF Industries, and others, but they were…

I have been fuming at reading these stories about these price hikes and I am really grateful to you for joining with Senator McCaskill in leading this hearing.

There is competition and you let the market do its thing.

the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ben Cardin, led a delegation of 10 Senators to Paris this past weekend. We went to support the ``high- ambition coalition'' on the international climate agreement. It…

thank you very much. I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Paris Climate Change Negotiations

It strikes me that that is not being done just out of a charitable spirit.

We have solved it before.

using RICO was effective at taking down the tobacco industry.

Your colleague, Senator Whitehouse, is among those who favor criminal penalties for those who disagree with him on climate policy.

Today, a growing global danger lies in the cascading impacts of climate change.