The President rejected it then because, as he said, our economy could not handle the burden of its substantial price tag.

The CASE Act simply requires EPA to determine the impact of new clean air standards on the economy and jobs.

The bipartisan CASE Act strikes a balance between economic growth and environmental progress.

The cost of a lower smog standard has hardly lessened and the hit this could have on manufacturing and other economic sectors nationwide would be unprecedented.

I, too, wish to congratulate my colleague from South Dakota, Senator Rounds, because he has already been a great leader on this subject. As a successful two-term Governor, a leader in our State legislature, he was a practical, commonsense…

When businesses are restrained by regulatory overreach, they cannot expand, jobs are put at risk and innovation is stifled.

I hope our colleagues in the Senate and the American people are listening to this discussion because there isn't anything that is more important than defending our country. The debate we are having in the Senate today is really about the…

I rise today to speak to the evolving situation in the Middle East. I have grave concerns, as do a majority of Americans, with the President's handling of the current situation in that region of the world. Under this President's watch, the…

this week we are considering legislation that could have real importance for our country over the next several years on the economic front and also on the national security front. That legislation is trade promotion authority. Trade…

This Senator feels like we ought to get budget certainty and repeal sequestration.

The Department of Defense has visited me, and they do not want any of this privatization.

We must ensure that our defense interests are not harmed by removing the government from air traffic control.

I think it is fair to say in agriculture today that the margins are slim to nonexistent.

We have got an awful lot of burdensome reporting requirements, unnecessary over-regulation.

I hope that as we work through reauthorization this year, that we focus and get answers to questions about CFTC rulemaking.

I am sure this Congress is not willing to delegate its authority, or our authority, to the Financial Stability Board or anyone else.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

later today the Senate will vote on whether to proceed to a bill that was reported out of the Senate Finance Committee, on which I serve, the trade promotion authority legislation. What is so remarkable about this is that we are on the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2105, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2015, at 11 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

yesterday I missed the vote on S. Con. Res. 16, which states U.S. policy on the release of American citizens in Iran, because I was touring tornado damage in Delmont, in my home State of South Dakota. Had I been able to be here, I would…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2015, at 2 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee on emerging…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2015, at 2:15 p.m., to hold a hearing entitled ``The Civil Nuclear Agreement with China: Balancing the…