Senator Whitehouse, of course, as well, but I think the intention was to object to the measure. I see that my friend Senator Barrasso has joined us. I had mentioned zettajoules. I want to add one other figure. This is from a report by the…

reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.

My pleasure, Chairman.

I would actually ask, in response, that we pass a different measure, and I would ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of S. 4217, and the Senate proceed…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Rhode Island. U.S. Supreme Court

We must protect social security for future generations.

this week marks the 250th anniversary of the first blow struck in the American Colonies' struggle for independence from the British Crown. I come to the Senate floor every year to commemorate this moment because it took place in Rhode…

let me just say I hope we can find a way to move forward. Ms. Bavishi is needed to fill a very important position. Those of us in coastal States know the problem with Oceans and Atmosphere is profound. Perhaps my favorite new figure is…

I do not want to keep the distinguished Senator from Maine on the floor any longer than we have to, so I am going to move rapidly to the unanimous consent motion. But I do want to tell the Senator that I am actually rather sympathetic to…

If Democrats had 11 more senators, you could pass gun reform.

Freddie Mac is talking about a property values crash because of sea level rise.

You don`t have to undo the filibuster to find ways around the filibuster and prevent Mitch McConnell from using it as a tool of minority special interest rule.

I don't subscribe to the formulation that you should not do anything because of that.

It will be worse than the 2008 mortgage meltdown and pretty much everybody in the financial sector is talking about what happens when the carbon bubble bursts.

Let's not forget the upwind pollution that is coming into our downwind States.

I really, really want EPA to enforce pollution standards in upwind States, because they have a demonstrated record of not caring.

The American Petroleum Institute has said it supports regulation of methane emissions, correct?

There is no question that Cummins has benefited because of environmental regulations. Regulations should be tough, because climate change is a tough problem to solve and requires us to find new technologies and new ways of operating.

Well, I beg to differ. But for that reason, I very much hope you will exceed.

We are 16 months into this Administration and what is widely believed to be a world climate crisis caused by carbon emissions.

We have cars and light trucks with a final rule that for the overlapping years is less strong than the Obama-era standard.

The reason Republicans are willing to be put on record voting against sensible gun laws that will protect children from being massacred in their schools is because of the power of the NRA.

You change that and everything changes.

I think the daily temperature would probably be in the hundreds of degrees in our terrestrial States if it weren't for the ocean providing this enormous amount of cooling work that it has done to take some of the sharp edge off of the…

I would say to Senator Blumenthal, absolutely, yes, and to Senator Graham, also yes, and thank you. Let me just give a quick overview of my part of this colloquy as to where we are. This began with the Munich Security Conference, which…