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The amendment I was going to offer to the underlying HUD appropriations bill is part of a blueprint for action that our delegation--Republicans and Democrats--from Louisiana has asked the Congress to consider. Not only would this work for…
if I could, will the majority leader yield for a question? I ask the majority leader and the Senator from Massachusetts, did they know that today the report came out from the Small Business Administration, which the chairman knows, the…
I like to thank the Senator from Illinois, Mr. Durbin, for his concerted oversight of the DC Tuition Assistance Grant Program. This program is an important aspect of Congress's investment in educational opportunities for DC students. I…
while the managers are making final decisions about the package, could I have 4 minutes to speak about an amendment I am going to offer but not ask for a vote on? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
I am not going to offer another amendment. I just wanted to offer the amendment to be placed in the Record and withdraw it because I have already spoken about it. I thank the managers. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment has been printed …
I thank the Chair. This is the National Guard, Jon Eric Miletello. He has probably pulled double duty in Iraq because our National Guard has been there, trying to stand up Iraq, standing up water systems in Iraq, putting down sewer systems…
Not at this minute, but I will in just a second. I will be happy to yield in a moment. So we have worked through the night, Mr. President, trying to come up with some available options for the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and…
I have shown all the pictures I can show for the week. I have done all the talking I can do for today. But I can promise you this. This talking will continue and these meetings will continue and this debate will continue. It is not going…
as the majority leader stated a moment ago, I also thank Senators Stevens and Inouye, who worked here very late last night as we got to the end of the debate on the Defense bill. Of course, under the rules we have established, we could…
those are the best ideas we have had. They are obviously not enough. I thank my colleagues for their patience. I understand it has been a difficult time, but this is a difficult situation, and I know that we have held everybody here a day…
I thank, so much, the Senator from Delaware who, before he was a Senator--because he wasn't born one either--was a Governor of Delaware. Before he was Governor, he was a husband and a father, which he still is. I know he does a magnificent…
it has been a very long day. I am hoping, as this day continues into the evening hours, as we continue to work on the underlying bill, which is the Defense appropriations bill, to have an amendment dealing with Hurricane Katrina in a way…