Sheldon Whitehouse

So some things, some compliance regimes that will help States achieve the standard are already in place.

The revised standard is a significant improvement.

So the risk is not that the child or the vulnerable person is going to suddenly begin coughing or having shortness of breath or have an asthma attack, it is that lasting, permanent insidious damage that is being done to the lung that is…

The current 75 parts per billion ozone standard has been too high since the day it was finalized by the Bush administration back in 2008.

You have made a perfect segue to Dr. Ferkol.

Somebody obviously didn't find the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee to be very credible, in ignoring their recommendations back in 2008.

As a dad, I will be the first one to admit that when a young child is in an emergency room with an asthma attack, it is likely to be the mom who had to take off work and go and sit there with them.

So a power plant owner looking at this proposed rule could expect that the improvements in emissions that they would be obliged to make as a result, for instance, of the good neighbor policy, would count toward the new ozone standard and…

What is the track record of your estimates?

I would also like to State for the record that the question about proceeding with this hearing after the adjournment of the Senate last night was one that we have taken up with Senate legal counsel.

So it seems to me--I think of it as a vestibule before you get into the case part where you get the victim, the Title IX folks or somebody representing them, the confidential advisor and law enforcement together.

I would note from a prosecutor's point of view that by formalizing that you are really not giving much away because in cases like this where consent is such an important part of the offense or lack of consent, the presence and willingness…

I would like to acknowledge, as well, the commitment of Chairman Leahy, who last year shepherded the Violence Against Women Act through this Committee and into law.

Senators McCaskill and Gillibrand have worked tirelessly to shed light on the scourge of sexual violence both on our college campuses and in our military.

I am pleased to be an original co-sponsor of the bill and hope to see more practical and bipartisan legislation to protect the environment and manage the ever-worsening problem of climate change.

I do it for pure economics. I am worried about economic growth in the United States and the creation of jobs, output and employment. If you tax people who work, you are going to get less people working. What the carbon tax would do is…

We have some very old infrastructure. In my lifetime, we were still pulling out wooden water piping.

I think it was Mr. Kricun who said that our water infrastructure was given a D by the American Society of Engineers.

Our sea levels, like Maryland, I think Senator Boozman is fortunate that he doesn't have this problem, because he is in Arkansas.

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 7:52 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, November 13, 2014, at 2:15 p.m…

For the information of all of our colleagues, there will be three rollcall votes at approximately 2:30 p.m. Those votes will be on confirmation of the Moss and May nominations and cloture regarding the child care and development block…

I'm not expert in epidemics and I don't know if there are accepted stages in the acceleration of an epidemic.

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

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

I think my distinguished colleague's questioning to both of you about the legal rules and the legal analysis relating to the matter of the ongoing congressional oversight of this committee helps explain why you are qualified for this…