Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I very much thank my friend and colleague, the ranking member of the committee. That is an important point to make. The Pentagon not only has to be concerned about the operability in Afghanistan, which is quite…

This amendment is about what is happening in Syria today as we speak. What began as peaceful demonstrations against a nonrepresentative minority government quickly became violent when Bashar al-Assad chose the path of violence over an…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. KC-46A Tanker Basing

I just say to the chairman, I'm not urging anyone to rush out and spend this money. I'm urging this money to stay in the pockets of the taxpayers because the Department of Defense has not asked for it. All of the things that have been…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 32, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $250,000,000)''. Page 32, line 20, after the dollar amount…

Mr. President, Kansas has a long and remarkable history of supporting our Nation's aviation industry both commercially and in support of our Nation's men and women in uniform. In Kansas, roughly 40,000 citizens support approximately 270…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kansas will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Markey

Mr. President, we have had a lot of news in Washington, DC, and across the country over the last few days. There was a decision from the Supreme Court regarding immigration laws in Arizona. We are expecting and anticipating a decision by…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Putting America to Work

I would say to our good friend from Pennsylvania that it is hard to believe that Chairman Bud Shuster would not be as troubled as we are by the state of the transportation bill. And he would be saying as we are: Just do it. You have…

I don't oppose the bill, but I do have concerns about one element of this bill, and that is the provision that affects whistleblowers in the Public Health Service. The law that would apply to these employees is that of the military, the…

I thank the very distinguished gentleman, the ranking member on Energy and Commerce. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this motion to instruct conferees to include the Coal Residuals and Reuse Management Act into any final conference…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Kansas is recognized. Food for Peace

Mr. President, I come to the floor this afternoon to address an issue related to hunger, a topic that is a significant component of the farm bill we are debating, and particularly to raise the topic associated with an amendment I have…

I thank my friend from Florida very much. Mr. Chairman, not only do I oppose the amendment, I don't think we should be shutting down this program. This was a bipartisan program one of whose principal sponsors was Senator Ted Stevens from…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: limitation on use of funds for polystyrene…

I would say to my good friend from California, this amendment doesn't reintroduce the composting program, and it doesn't deal with those utensils--which I admit, some of them were not the best--but this deals with the polystyrene…

Well, certainly the gentleman makes a compelling argument here in terms of employment. But it is clear that when you talk to people who regularly use our cafeterias, that they are concerned about the health effects of polystyrene…