Mitch Landrieu

No, I will not. So that is my issue at this moment. I am hoping to put a package together. I don't expect this bill to be amended. But I have asked the leadership to allow a unanimous vote--not even on the record--to put this Paycheck…

Yes, in this amendment, besides what I have described, there is a portion of the amendment--that was actually led by Senator Boxer-- that would allow this tax credit to be applied by local governments to try to keep the paychecks whole for…

I know they crafted this whole entire bill of 600 pages to help the railroads maintain their tracks, for ceiling fan importers so they can keep the fans on, but the troops in Iraq can't afford a fan. Their families can't buy one.

I have received hundreds of e-mails from families all over the United States who have been keeping up with this issue... I think it is extremely important for funding to compensate our military families, especially now when there are no…

No, I will not yield. So we have this bill that is over here. All I have asked my colleagues is this. As the leader knows, I am not even asking for a record vote. Even though I think our guardsmen and reservists deserve a recorded vote…

I know we are to the very end of this discussion, and we have a bill before us with $137 billion worth of tax cuts. This is a bill that started out 2 years ago because of a decision by the World Trade Organization that called to our…

Section 245, a credit for maintenance of railroad tracks, establishes a business tax credit equal to 50 percent of qualified expenditures for railroad track maintenance, capped at $3,500 per mile. Maybe there is a staffer or somebody who…

The third argument that I have heard from some people about why I should sit down and stop talking is because some people are opposed to tax credits. Some people don't like tax credits. Some people think it is an inefficient way to operate…

I know the Senator understands that many of the men and women he serves with don't have that same kind of security. So we are asking them to provide security for us, and we can't find the time for a page or paragraph or a letter to find…

In Louisiana I have almost 40 percent of our Guard and Reserve who have been called up and activated. In Washington State, 46 percent, almost half of their Guard and Reserve, have been activated. In the State of Texas, 28 percent have been…

I am here this morning because I want the leader to know that I want to work with him to do that. Since Wednesday night I have had, along with other Senators, an objection to the Guard and National Reserve being left out of the tax bill…

I make special note of the visit to the United States by the distinguished President of the Republic of Kyrgystan, Askar Akaev. President Akaev was in the our country for the opening of the session of the United Nations and also traveled…