I want to follow up a little bit on the strategic petroleum reserve that was tapped.

Hydraulic fracturing has a nasty track record of creating a toxic chemical soup that pollutes ground water.

I rise today to submit for the Record an article written by Bobbie Frank, executive director of the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts and published on July 16, 2011, in the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. The article's title is…

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

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Barrasso pertaining to the introduction of S. 1395 are printed in today's…

I come to the floor today because we are discussing the cut, cap, and balance legislation, which I support. This gets back to a poster I have had at home with my kids over the years. I have a copy of it here. It is called ``the two penny…

I come to the floor, as I have just about every week since the health care law has been passed, with a doctor's second opinion about the health care law. I have great concerns about the law that was forced through this Senate. I come to…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. THE NATIONAL DEBT

our country is 2 weeks away from a deadline date, and this deadline is approaching because of Washington's constant inaction. To me, this deadline has to do with our national debt. The President, on the other hand, says it has to do with…

On July 24, 2011, Chief U.S. District Judge William F. Downes will retire after 17 years on the Federal bench in Wyoming. Judge Downes has long recognized that for our democracy to survive, a strong judicial branch is necessary. As he…

I can only go by the record of statements made and try to clarify the meaning of those statements through this nomination process.

I eat almost no beef or pork because of the amount of resources consumed in producing food via cattle or pigs and because I object to factory farms.

I ask that the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sanders). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I would say the only reason I know is someone intentionally does not want to bring a budget to the floor of the Senate. If a budget were on the floor of the Senate, then we could look through it, read it, people at home could look through…

The House has approved a budget. They presented a budget, debated a budget, discussed a budget, and passed a budget. There has been nothing in the Senate for over 800 days. On the weekends, people at home tell me: We have to stop spending…

I would say absolutely yes. If you are a family in Wyoming, I don't care if you are living in Casper or living in Kemmerer, either way you know you need to live within some construct of how much is coming in, how much you can spend--live…

I come to the floor as someone who is back in my home State every weekend. As I talk to people and say: What is on your mind, they say what is on their mind are jobs, the economy, the Nation's debt, and the Nation's spending. I say: What…

Thank you for bringing attention to the sexual exploitation of American Indian women and children.

I rise today to compliment two Wyoming ski resorts for their dedication to environmental excellence. Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort each received the 2011 National Ski Areas Association Golden Eagle Award for Environmental…

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

I come to the floor today as a Member of the Senate--specifically, though, as a Senator from Wyoming because in Wyoming our families know they have to live within their means. Wyoming is a State that lives within its means. In Wyoming, our…

I think it is very telling and very chilling, and, as a physician who has worked taking care of families in Wyoming, I know the impact of this sort of violence.

I come to the floor, as I have week after week since the health care bill was signed into law, with a doctor's second opinion about the health care law because the President repeatedly made promises to the American people as the health…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Wyoming.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection. ____________________