Most of that development, as Senator Inhofe has said, has been on private land, not public land.

I would assume that you would agree with President Obama that we need an all out, all of the above energy strategy?

The ability that we have to implement policies and have agreement on those policies with rules to follow later has been essential for us to act swiftly.

What is the other fuel source? It is a real mystery to us.

I think that you underestimate the cost, you overestimate the benefits and that the cost to these communities of people being out of work is very high.

The war on coal by this Administration has been devastating to communities across the West, the Midwest, and Appalachia.

Is that the philosophy you see coming out of this Administration?

I ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with my colleague. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Just talking about those things, isn't this the same President who lobbied this body, this Senate, to block the Keystone XL Pipeline that would have brought energy from our northern neighbor Canada to the United States, creating jobs on…

I would say to my colleague, who is on the Budget Committee, who watches these things very carefully, as I look at what the President proposed, it never got to balance, it never even addressed dealing with the large deficit, let alone the…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Economy

the President of the United States earlier today was in Cleveland. He spoke for 54 minutes, yet he said almost nothing--at least certainly nothing that most of us have not heard before. It was 2 years ago this very weekend that the White…

Well, that is exactly the way I see it. And I voted for the plan that was submitted by the House, which actually does get to a balance of our budget, and the plans of three of our Senate colleagues from our side of the aisle whose plans…

I come to the floor today, as I do week after week, and have since the health care bill was signed into law, with a doctor's second opinion about the health care law. I do that as someone who practiced medicine, taking care of families all…

This hearing, I think, hopefully, will build, as you have said, upon past hearings.

Last December, the Committee received testimony from Indian tribes about the effects of taxation on Indian reservations.

I want to thank you for holding the hearing. I am going to keep my opening statement brief so we can proceed to the witnesses.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has gone through a very dark period recently.

Just a couple quick questions. Dr. Macfarlane, my home State of Wyoming, and I know you are taking notes, has an abundance of domestic uranium.

We need to explore her views on nuclear power plant permitting and the long-term storage of nuclear waste.

I would just like to comment on that. Because it does not matter how long one is here, all we need do is pick up the newspaper or pick up the National Journal. I agree with my colleague from South Dakota. At the beginning of this year, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. A Second Opinion

When I think about Yucca Mountain, we need affordable domestic energy. And we need it now.

Congress has voted a number of times to retain Yucca Mountain as the national site.

I want to commend Senators Bingaman and Feinstein and Murkowski for their leadership.