Many of us are concerned that the BLM's rule will push oil and gas production off Federal, public lands, off Indian lands, costing public land States, like mine and others here on the committee and costing our Indian tribes thousands of…

I appreciate the question. My friend is absolutely correct. The cuts threatened by the administration simply defy common sense and logic. Despite claims to the contrary, the President actually does have a choice. He can take a thoughtful…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Warren). The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I believe my friend from Utah is absolutely correct. There is a creditability gap here. These modest cuts should prompt Washington to take a closer look at how we spend taxpayers' money. I saw today that the White House is now--they claim…

I rise today to talk about the policy changes and choices made in Washington and how they affect the spending and the well-being of so many people all around this great country. There has been a great deal of talk recently about how we can…

Saying that the sky is falling all in an effort to try to scare Congress and scare the American people into doing what he wants, which is raising taxes.

if I may join in this discussion--and it is wonderful to see the bipartisan nature of this discussion, to turn and look around the floor of this Chamber and see three Democratic Senators talking to this issue and three Republican Senators…

I rise today as a physician who practiced medicine in Wyoming for more than 25 years, and I rise to continue the debate we have been having in this body about the President's health care law. Although there has been significant debate and…

We can do this by increasing natural gas production on Federal public lands, in my opinion.

We've got to get the politics right and the permitting right, back to the Governor's earlier comments about the need to be more efficient and thoughtful and actually allow access to the Federal land.

this past weekend I had the opportunity to attend a conference of the Wyoming American Legion. Many of the veterans I spoke with remain very concerned about their health care and specifically about the impacts of the Obama health care law…

I agree completely with my colleague, who has really shown significant leadership in this area, worked closely on it. He has been a Governor for two terms, knows about appointments, knows about advice and consent. What we have seen from…

We agree in a bipartisan way that our Nation's harbors and ports are vital to the economic growth of the entire Country.

Yesterday, the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy had actually shrank, which would defy the expectations.

Well, thank you. I think all of us look forward to seeing the Task Force recommendation in a timely manner.

In his State of the Union Address, going back even to 2010, President Obama announced the National Export Initiative, stating, 'We will double our exports over the next 5 years, an increase that will support 2 million jobs in America.'

I agree with the views expressed by my good friends from Arizona and Tennessee. They and I, and our Democratic colleagues, worked in good faith on the concepts embodied in the order the Senate has just adopted. I am hopeful that the…

I rise today to, No. 1, welcome you and welcome all of the other new Senators who have just joined this historic body. Along with the rest of us, you have all watched the difficult negotiations over the fiscal cliff that dominated the last…

I ask unanimous consent that the period of morning business be extended until 3:30 p.m. today, and that all provisions of the previous order remain in effect. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

We want to make sure that there is security for our ambassadors.

I have seen you work yourself to exhaustion not for your own benefit, but for the benefit of the people of this country.

I just believe that that was not the case.

Greg is going to make an outstanding judge in the Tenth Circuit.

He is an experienced attorney who is up to the challenge of being an outstanding Federal circuit court judge.

Again and again, local defense attorneys have expressed their appreciation for the fair-handed, respectful, and even-tempered treatment that they have received from Greg Phillips.