I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Gold King Mine Spill

I want to speak today about a tragedy that hit the American people, the American West last month, and it is something that didn't get nearly as much attention as it should have. I am talking about what has been called the Gold King Mine…

I question the need for any advisory committee at all.

They've been nothing but a rubber stamp for agency policy.

I think there are many other ways that we could involve the citizens.

The economies in many States, including my home State of Wyoming, are going to be devastated by this.

The EPA caused this disaster. That is what Senator Bennet says and I agree with him.

It sounds to me that you are making it up as you go, and you are in charge of everything.

That is not the law of the land, is it? The law talks about navigable waters and the Federal Government.

I am so proud of my colleague from South Carolina for the remarkable speech he just gave to this Senate about his concerns about this President's deal with Iran--the President's nuclear deal with Iran. That is what the Senate is debating…

It's critical that the working circle for these operations needs to be probably less than 50, 75 miles.

I want to thank all of you for being here today, for your very, very helpful testimony.

The U.S. Forest Service had a report a couple years ago. They are talking about over 65 million acres of National Forest system lands that are high or very high risk of catastrophic wildfires.

So with these numbers in mind, do each of you agree that we must increase the pace of treatment using both prescribed fire, mechanical methods and other things to reduce the severity and the size of wildfires?

I think your point about a durable solution is the key one to take away from here today.

We are seeing firsthand how extremely detrimental wild land fires are to families and communities.

I think you eluded to that a bit. The LA Times won a Pulitzer Prize, because they had a whole series of articles a number of years back about, kind of, the blank check approach to suppression spending.

It is not just for firefighters, but for communities as well, safety across the board.

I quite honestly think this should a key priority at the Federal level.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sullivan). Without objection, it is so ordered. Working Together in the Senate

as Senators get ready to head home for the August recess, I think it is a good time to look back at what we have been able to achieve so far this year. I would say, by any measure, the record of the Senate this year has been one of great…

It is focused on clean energy and energy legislation which will actually help our economy and help our country because we all want reliable, clean and affordable energy.

The emissions in this country have been on the downturn for the last 10 years.

on September 1, 2015, the Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming will be holding their Annual Awards and Recognition Breakfast where they will honor Casper philanthropists, Larry and Margo Bean. The Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming has…

U.S. emissions are only 15 percent of global emissions. The rest of the world puts out 85 percent of the emissions.