I yield myself 30 seconds. The gentleman from Georgia said let us do more to save money, and yet this rule shuts down the process and doesn't allow amendments from the minority, including one by Mr. Dicks that saved over $1 billion and…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in 4 days, the Federal Government will run out of money. We must ask ourselves, how did we get into this dire situation where we are 4 days away from critical Federal services being…

I yield myself 30 seconds to respond. I join the gentleman from Washington in praising the gentleman from California, the chair of the Rules Committee, with regard to the modified open process that this body was able to undertake. But…

I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Richardson). (Ms. RICHARDSON asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 251, nays 170, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 152]…

I yield myself as much time as remains. Mr. Speaker, we all share the goal of reducing the deficit. But if we are serious about deficit reduction, we need to look at defense as one of the line items. I am a member of the Spending Cuts and…

Mr. President, I rise to speak on an issue that is very important to me. The immediate subject I am going to address is an amendment I am going to propose to our pending patent reform legislation. This amendment calls upon the Senate to…

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 President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Let me thank the gentlelady for yielding. I also thank you and your staff for coordinating not only this Special Order but each Special Order each and every Monday night, or the first night when we are in session, but especially tonight as…

Mr. President, I send a motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside, and I call up amendment No. 115 and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Yes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] proposes an amendment numbered 115. (Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate in support of a balanced budget…

This is a self-explanatory amendment. I am a supporter of this legislation, the patent reform bill. I also point out that this amendment does not bring about any substantive change to that legislation, nor does it lock anyone into a…

Let me just say in closing that the bipartisan sustainable defense task force report released last year identified at least $1 trillion in cuts over the next 10 years without sacrificing our strategic capabilities. According to the GAO…

I offer this amendment today along with Mr. Stark, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Loretta Sanchez, Mr. Nadler and Mr. Polis. Our amendment would reduce appropriations for the Department of Defense in this bill to fiscal year 2008 levels. If you want to…

I rise as the designee of the gentleman from California (Mr. Stark) to offer an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title)…

I offer this amendment because I'm concerned about an EPA rule on the National Primary or Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards that would make the standard for the amount of coarse particulate matter in the air more stringent. Last…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Hastings of Washington). The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec…