It is a metric that has no accountability to it.

How do we make our existing system innovate? How do we make it more efficient?

I have to agree with Senator Murphy.

the experience that I have in Rhode Island is not that NEPA is a barrier to getting infrastructure projects done, it is the Congress that is a barrier to getting infrastructure projects done

may I take this opportunity to thank my friend Senator King for his remarkable comments on the Senate floor. I think it truly is our choice in this time and in this generation to be Nevilles or to be Winstons. Which way will we go? On that…

I am here, as the Presiding Officer knows, for the 43rd time now, to say it is time to wake up to the threat of climate change. Today I am joined by my colleague from Maine, Senator Angus King, a fellow New Englander, whose State, like…

I thank the Senator from New Hampshire for those comments. I wish to commend her for her leadership on this bill. This is a wonderful bill to have gotten to, and she and Senator Portman have put in an enormous amount of effort in getting…

I am here on what we are calling the Shaheen-Portman bill, the energy efficiency bill, and I note that the lead sponsor of the bill, Senator Shaheen of New Hampshire, as well as the ranking member of the energy committee, Senator…

I think that what I will do--I believe that Senator Cardin is here to speak for Mr. Wilkins.

we are back from the August recess, and I am here now for the 42nd time to try to awaken this body to the threat of climate change. Today I have come to talk about some of what went on during the recess while we were away in my home State…

I rise again for the 41st time to ask my colleagues to wake up to the threat of climate change. Today I come to discuss the serious risks that climate change poses to our energy sector. It is no controversial idea that our climate affects…

There will be two rollcall votes at noon tomorrow: confirmation of the Chen nomination and cloture on the THUD bill. Additionally, there will be a vote in the afternoon on confirmation of the Power nomination. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of the following resolutions, which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 207, S. Res. 208, S. Res. 209, S. Res. 210, and S. Res. 211. There being no…

I further ask unanimous consent that the committee- reported substitute be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; the amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and the motions to…

It is good to see you in action in this way.

I think it is very valuable and important, and I know that as the Attorney General of Connecticut for a very, very long time, you were deeply, deeply involved in consumer issues.

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:17 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, August 1, 2013, at 9:30 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2013, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

before I note the absence of a quorum, let me express my appreciation to Senator Moran for his patience as we go through the closing script. He will have an opportunity to speak at the conclusion of this, and I appreciate very much his…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a…

My point is that the American public is an important part of this debate.

I ask unanimous consent that I and Senator Blumenthal from Connecticut and Senator Baldwin from Wisconsin and, if he is able to join us, Senator Murphy from Connecticut be allowed to engage in a colloquy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

my colleagues and I have come to the floor to talk about an issue that is at the heart of the discussion of our national debt and deficit; that is, health care spending. These days around Washington, there is a regular refrain echoing…

I think there is an executive branch reaction toward classification.