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I come to the floor with my ranking member and leader on this issue, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, to speak for a few moments about a bill the two of us are going to introduce today, the Gulf Coast Open for Business Act of 2006, by…
I thank the Senator. He and the Senator from New Hampshire have done a fine job leading us through this budget. It is a tough instrument, of course, to negotiate. Senator Vitter and I are pleased to come to the floor to speak about three…
I ask unanimous consent to change my vote on amendment No. 3141, which we just voted on prior to this, offered by Senator Stabenow. I voted ``nay.'' I wish to change it to ``yea.'' It doesn't change the outcome of the vote. The PRESIDING…
The Senator from Maine has made a very passionate plea and one with which I tend to agree. I am a supporter of this program and a supporter of making the formula even more fair for the Southern States that have very high energy costs as…
when I began serving on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia in January of 2001, my knowledge of the city's relationship with Congress was limited to someone who had lived here for only a few years. I quickly…
after the close of business on February 9, 2006, the Small Business Administration, SBA, notified my office that the SBA Disaster Loan Program was going to run out of money 4 days later on February 13, 2006. I was outraged that my office…
I rise provide a bit of background regarding legislation that I am introducing today. The bill that I am sending to the desk would provide independent colleges and universities with direct, immediate aid through the Federal Emergency…
confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice is one of the most important duties the Senate performs under the Constitution. We should consider the nomination of Judge Alito carefully and conduct our debate on this nominee with dignity and…
while we did leave a lot of work to be done, I do want to thank my colleagues, particularly Chairman Cochran and Senator Byrd, for shepherding through a tremendous direct relief bill. That would not have happened without these two leaders…
I will speak just for a moment about each of these important measures. Before I do, I know today has been a long day, and it has been complicated by many procedural votes and a series of bills that we just passed out of here, many…
I rise following my colleague from Mississippi, to associate myself with his remarks. I see my colleague, Senator Vitter, on the Senate floor, and Senator Cochran is not too far away. This is a crucial vote for those of us along the gulf…
right after Katrina hit the financial services industry responded with compassion to their customers in Louisiana. Every bank, credit union, mortgage broker, and other mortgage holders instituted a 90 day forbearance period during which…