ms. cantwell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator washington. ms. cantwell: thank you. i thank the gentlewoman from california. i thank her for the statement on the rider on h.r. 1 which would make sure that the clean air act act is enforced. i thought the senator from california's comments about no one in california asking her that they wanted more smut was a very profound statement because that's really what people are saying when they try to do a rider, e.p.a. don't enforce the law that the supreme court told you to enforce. it is as if you are jamming down small children across the country air and air quality that is something that is less than sufficient. and we know that. we know that because it is based on science. and that's what e.p.a. has said and that's what the supreme court has said that they should enforce and yet here we are in the midst of all of this. the stliewtion our economy is to have a rider on legislation basically saying, don't enforce what the supreme court says is the clean air act. so i thank the senator from california for her leadership on t

ms. cantwell: thank you, madam president. senator: madam president, can i just inquire something? the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. ms. landrieu: how long do you think the senator from washington will proceed? and how long, senator boxer? mrs. boxer: i plan to proceed as long as colleagues come and want to ask questions. and then i will -- i could go until about 5:00. ms. landrieu: because senator snowe has an amendment. mrs. boxer: we already allowed her. i will continue yielding without losing the right to the floor because there will be a question. ms. landrieu: do you think senator snowe can go after senator cantwell? mrs. boxer: i don't. we're taking our time. i want to say through the chair to our friend this amendment is so radical it's far beyond any other amendment we've had on the subject. so i'm not going to yield the floor until i've gotten people a chance on my side to ask questions about it. and i intend to hold the floor at this point. i can't give you a time that i will stop. i'm also very wil