I share Senator Sessions' sentiment regarding the carbon free nature of nuclear power.

I think there is enormous promise in those, particularly in ones that can burn through our existing nuclear waste.

I think it is very important that the NRC be active in making sure that the operators of these plants are energetically participating in the safety.

As a parent, I appreciate how well behaved they have been through what must be a really tedious time for them.

I hope that this effort will get some added momentum.

I can remember Ms. Espinel coming here some time ago to talk about the progress that she intended to make on dealing with the criminal activity that steals American intellectual property.

There are ways in which these companies could go to court and try to knock this stuff down.

To reduce carbon pollution--particularly, to meet the targets outlined in the President's Climate Action Plan--we must explore all potential options and technologies for zero-carbon power.

One of the NRC's most important functions is to ensure our country's active and retired reactors are safe and secure.

The distinguished Senator from Utah is one of the most distinguished and ablest lawyers ever to serve in this Senate, and his comments about the patent trolls and patent litigation are entitled to great weight. I thoroughly agree with him…

I will take approximately 20 minutes. I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized after the Senator from Utah, Mr. Hatch. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Utah is recognized

I rise today for the 76th time to urge my colleagues that it is time for us to wake up to the growing threats of climate change. Not a single State remains unaffected by the unprecedented changes we are already seeing, driven by the…

a majority of small businesses support the EPA regulating carbon emissions from existing power plants.

climate change and extreme weather are an urgent problem that can disrupt the economy and harm small businesses.

Inaction on climate change is not an option for Florida.

there are huge benefits, net benefits if you look at both sides of the ledger.

I thank Senator Klobuchar. It has been a pleasure working with the Senator. This was an important step today. It was the most benign, factual, noncontroversial statement of virtually undisputed facts that one could imagine. Yet, here of…

There is not an argument in South Florida that climate change is real, that the costs are out of scale and that we need to move forward.

The idea is to spend them smartly, to understand what the future looks like and build accordingly.

I think we need to establish policies in this Country that serve the people of this Country.

I appreciate very much having had the opportunity to hear those words from what I can only describe as an alternate reality from the one I inhabit, any way. First, let me say the very first paragraph of the resolution is this: Whereas, the…

I am here because in the next week we are going to, it looks, vote on a House-passed bill to prevent an impending highway funding gap. We must pass this bill to avoid funding disruptions and to avoid all the job losses that would follow…

Thank you, Madam President. This is my 75th ``Time to Wake Up'' speech, something of a minor benchmark, I suppose. I come here urging my colleagues to wake up to the threat of climate change. I do this every week we are in session, hoping…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection of the Senator from Rhode Island is heard. The Senator from West Virginia.

I think that it is not just me who thinks the science is settled, NOAA thinks the science is settled, NASA thinks the science is settled.