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I understand we are now in morning business. I ask unanimous consent that immediately upon the disposition of the Defense appropriations bill, on which we just voted cloture, that immediately following the vote on that bill that the Senate…
Through the Chair, first of all, I appreciate the work that he has been doing behind the scenes with the leadership in the Senate to press forward on this very important issue. But I would like to ask him what he thinks about the…
I will vote for the nomination of John Roberts to be the next Chief Justice of the United States. He is intelligent with an impressive educational background; extensive experience arguing before the Supreme Court; and distinguished public…
This is relative to the extraordinary work that they did in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the extraordinary work that our Guard does throughout the Nation. In fact, as I speak, I am sure they are on the ground for this unfolding tragedy…
That is what it seems to be. It is unfortunate. I am hoping, through the Chair to the Senator from Illinois--and I see that our minority leader from Nevada is here with us--that we could do our best in the next 24 hours, either through…
I rise today to raise some concerns about H.R. 3672, the TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act of 2005 passed recently by the House of Representatives. I regret that the House Ways and Means Committee did not have the benefit of the…
I understand we are currently considering the Kerry-Landrieu amendment to the CJS appropriations bill. We have been considering amendments to this important bill all day in light of the devastation and tremendous challenge that is before…
I was pleased to be in the Chamber to hear the remarks of the junior Senator from Louisiana and want to sincerely say to all of our colleagues who are here that Senator Vitter and I offer our views about the conditions in Louisiana and the…
today is day 15 of Hurricane Katrina, which has devastated the southeastern part of Louisiana and parts of Mississippi and some parts of Alabama and other States. I have come to the floor, just for a few minutes, to give a few brief…
I see the Senator from Mississippi is in the Chamber. I do not want to interrupt any scheduled business. I was scheduled to speak in morning business. I can take 5 minutes later, after the Senator from Mississippi is finished, if he would…
I hope, Mr. President, as we lay out the rebuilding efforts for the Gulf Coast region and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, we can do better than what the Senator has spoken about. On that subject, just for the record, I think maybe the…
I rise today as the senior from Louisiana. But I was not born a Senator. I was born a Louisianian. I am a daughter of the Crescent City, raised by a family of places whose names may seem strange and exotic to people in Washington, DC, and…