We have some real political differences among us, but we all share the same goals: clean air and water, injury free workplaces, safe transportation systems, to name a few of the good things that can come from regulation.

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China is one of the world's greatest proliferators of weapons of mass destruction to these...

China is one of the world's greatest proliferators of weapons of mass destruction to these...

For a long time in American history, people didn't even come up before the Senate....

For a long time in American history, people didn't even come up before the Senate....

Hopefully, we can build bridges, but we also have to draw lines.

Hopefully, we can build bridges, but we also have to draw lines.

And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be...

And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be...

You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense...

You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense...

While we believe there are fruitful opportunities to update and improve old rules, we do...

While we believe there are fruitful opportunities to update and improve old rules, we do...

So if you look back over the long history of China, they've never tried to...

So if you look back over the long history of China, they've never tried to...

So China will be having to make some choices as to whose side it wants...

So China will be having to make some choices as to whose side it wants...

Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them.

Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them.

Some people think that our planet is suffering from a fever. Now scientists are telling...

Some people think that our planet is suffering from a fever. Now scientists are telling...

And I believe in the 13 years Judge Roberts was there, he never turned down...

And I believe in the 13 years Judge Roberts was there, he never turned down...

Nobody wants to open a business near a Superfund site and risk being sued.

Nobody wants to open a business near a Superfund site and risk being sued.

There are some hopeful signs coming out of China in the statements they've made since...

There are some hopeful signs coming out of China in the statements they've made since...

The problem is that agencies sometimes lose sight of common sense as they create regulations.

The problem is that agencies sometimes lose sight of common sense as they create regulations.

I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for...

I think that there is a relatively small number of people who are pushing for...

That is, while we believe that cost-benefit analysis is an important tool to inform agency...

That is, while we believe that cost-benefit analysis is an important tool to inform agency...

Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the...

Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the...

There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom...

There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom...

But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to...

But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to...

And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that...

And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that...