Mitch Landrieu

how much time do the Democrats have remaining? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is 10 minutes remaining.

I came to the floor to speak briefly about one of our outstanding superintendents in Louisiana and to pay tribute to an accomplishment that has been made on education. But in light of the rantings that went on for the last 30 minutes in…

this truly is going to be quite a vote in just a few minutes as the Senate has decided to have a vote at 5 o'clock on the Gulf of Mexico Energy Independence Act. Mr. President, you have been particularly helpful in putting this bill…

I think we are going to vote around 5:30. I may need 10 minutes to speak, and others may follow suit. I wanted to follow up on what Chairman Domenici said, as a member of the Energy Committee--and, Mr. President, you serve so ably on that…

I thank the Senator. I know our colleague from Massachusetts is here to speak on another subject, but I would just ask a question of the distinguished Senator from Virginia. First of all, I would like to thank him for the bill he has…

I yield back the time in the event there are any other Senators wishing to speak for or against the measure. I suggest the absence of a quorum and ask that it be equally divided between the two sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

The Senator is on to a very excellent point. I was wondering if he could remind those listening, getting ready for the vote, one of the reasons the debate was restricted is so that we could move on this very important piece of legislation…

I appreciate the introduction to this important measure by the chairman of the Energy Committee, Senator Domenici. No one has worked harder, in my view, in this entire Chamber, and perhaps in the entire Congress, to help us reach a…

I intend to speak for about 15 minutes. I think that was part of our unanimous consent agreement earlier. I know there are other Senators who want to speak for and against. I wish to begin again by thanking Senator Domenici for his strong…

I had to come to the floor and speak briefly and thank the ranking member and the chairman for their extraordinary help in crafting this bill to help meet the needs of Louisiana's vanishing coast. This coastline just doesn't belong to…

the gulf coast has made good progress in rebuilding after last year's hurricanes. Our small businesses and entrepreneurs have led the way in this recovery. As all of my colleagues know small businesses are the engines of our economy…

as we all know, there was a tremendous amount of criticism of the Federal Government's response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita last year. Things are better now and the region is slowly recovering. But we are in the second month of another…