Judd Gregg

in a second we are going to go to the Senator from Ohio, who is going to speak relative to the resolution. But I want to quickly respond. The Senator from Washington has proposed an amendment which raises the cap, and it raises taxes…

The next amendment in order, I believe, is the amendment of the Senator from Georgia. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Thune). The Senator from Georgia. Amendment No. 3018

I don't believe there is opposition. The Senator from Missouri is ready to go and then we go to the Senator from Washington for her amendment.

Does the Senator from Rhode Island still have time? The PRESIDING OFFICER. He has 23 seconds. The Senator from Rhode Island.

I appreciate the Senator's passion. I just wish he had been there when we voted on the deficit reduction bill and we put $9 billion in student assistance and increased the Pell grant concept $8,000 per student, students with low income to…

Why don't we amend the unanimous consent request to say that the Specter-Harkin amendment will be voted on when the managers of the bill reach an agreement as to a time certain. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I will yield 2 minutes off my time, even though I disagree vociferously with their position, but out of the kindness of my heart, I yield a minute to the Senator from New York, the senior Senator from New York, so they can make their case…

I begin by thanking the committee, the committee staff, both the majority and Democratic side, for the assistance in getting us to this point. We had a markup last Thursday which was done very professionally. A lot of issues were raised. A…

That sounds good to me. Why don't we extend this for 15 minutes? Divide the time equally?

How could my time possibly expire? I think I have 25 hours. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time until 11:30 was evenly divided. So it is out before 11:30.

This is an amendment to make corrections to the resolution so it conforms to the resolution as ordered reported by the committee. It has been agreed to by both sides. I ask unanimous consent that it be agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

we are now proceeding to the budget? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is correct. The budget is before the Senate.