I rise today to speak about a resolution to honor our Nation's search and rescue personnel by designating May 16 through May 22, 2010, as National Search and Rescue Week. As many of my colleagues know, I am an avid hiker and mountaineer…

I thank my colleague for her leadership in having this resolution on the floor today. She is always focused on those who are on the front line of defense in our country and, clearly, in Washington State. I appreciate her leadership in…

It is critical that agencies such as the FDIC and the Comptroller of the Currency use their discretion to come up with appropriate standards of creditworthiness and not rely on the monopoly of rating agencies.

I rise to speak in opposition to the Chambliss substitute amendment and to ask my colleagues to think about this substitute in a significant way because it dramatically changes the underlying bill. In fact, I almost want to ask my…

I think it's time for us to diversify off of oil.

I think this issue of who pays for this cleanup is so critically important.

If it's an impact for business loss from tourism, you're going to pay.

I hope that is true. I hope, Mr. Chairman, that we will also go back on the legislation we've already passed out of this committee that included an opening up further of the Gulf and pass legislation to reconsider that.

So if it's a legitimate claim, a harm to the fishing industry both short-term and long-term, you're going to pay.

To state and local governments for lost tax revenue, you're going to pay.

The alleged market manipulation brought enforcement action against Amaranth for $291 million in civil penalties and Energy Trading Partners for $167 million in civil penalties. That is just an example of what a statute with teeth and a…

My amendment strengthens the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's authority to go after manipulation and attempted manipulation in the swaps and commodities markets. It makes it unlawful to manipulate or attempt to manipulate the price…

I appreciate my colleague from Michigan being out here, as she has been repeatedly, to talk about how our process oftentimes breaks down and what the consequences are because there is probably no bigger consequence than what has happened…

I think we get something like $250 million a year from nonlocal visitors to our parks.

Thank you for holding this important hearing, and the impact on small businesses, and to Senator Snowe for her attendance.

How do you think some of the revenue that was part of the American Recovery Act will teach us about some of these deployments in rural communities?

It is essential that the networks relied on by small business have that ever present seamless coverage.

this speech is not meant to target or malign anyone. It is simply to talk about the responsibilities we have as Members of Congress to our constituents. Our country has been rocked by a financial crisis of epic proportions, one that will…

We live on a blue planet. And on this day, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, it's no coincident that we are focusing our attention on our oceans.

We are not just damaging the ocean's ecosystem, we are threatening its very foundation.

I was proud to cosponsor; that law established the Nation's first comprehensive program to specifically study ocean acidification.

I think we all helped make sure that the oceans got their fair due in this big debate about our planet.

As sea water becomes more acidic, it begins to withhold the basic chemical building blocks needed by marine organisms.

we have a lot of diving in the Northwest, although people don't believe that, because they think it's dark and cold waters

Ocean acidification is real, and there is a clear link between our society's carbons emission and the resulting change in the ocean's chemistry.