Mitch Landrieu

this is a bill that will reduce the estate tax and reform a system that needs to be reformed. It is an issue that many of us have been working on for several--not only several months but for several years. Leaders on both sides of the…

I welcome the confirmation of Steven Preston to be U.S. Small Business Administration, BSA Administrator. I had the pleasure of meeting with Mr. Preston a few weeks ago, and I believe that he has the management experience to take on the…

I wish to speak about Governor Kempthorne's nomination, and now confirmation by this body, to be Secretary of the Interior, and I hope he will help us work through a compromise that has eluded this Nation for some 45 years. The Secretary…

on rollcall vote No. 131, I voted yea. It was my intention to vote nay. Given this does not change the outcome of the vote, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote. This will in no way change the outcome of the vote…

one of the most frequent complaints I have been hearing from people in Louisiana whose homes sustained damage in Katrina and Rita has been about their property insurance. First, it took insurance companies a long time to get adjusters into…

I have no objection to that. Could the Senator give me some timeframe? Would it be on for another hour or 2 or will this go on for several days?

I understand we could do this, which sounds fine to me: We would be voting sometime today either by voice or rollcall.

I know the debate today and for the past several days has been focused on immigration. The Presiding Officer has been active in the negotiations, and I commend him for his good work. It has been a tough debate on a very important issue--an…

there are countless examples of times when FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, did more harm than good in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricanes. While they could not avoid some of the problems and better planning could have…

I want to modify the unanimous consent request that after Senator Nelson from Florida, Senator Landrieu would then be allowed to offer two amendments.

I appreciate that. I cannot agree to any unanimous consent until we get this. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair would say to the Senator from Louisiana, there is no request pending. The unanimous consent…

Then I will wait to object to that next request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania has the floor.