Oh absolutely.

Do we have any incentives for other nations to be able to cooperate with us when we are trying to interdict this?

I also want to be able to highlight the Inspector General for the Postal Service.

It has been obvious to everyone that China and Russia have been modernizing their nuclear arsenals while we have been sitting around not doing anything on ours.

I would now think in the restructuring of the world that I tried to indicate, we should make an effort to have a dialogue with Russia.

somehow we have to get our arms around the nuclear proliferation, and the way to do it is to put a stop sign in front of Russia and have them come to their senses

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Steven Davies, a Coast Guard fellow, and Paul Bankston, a military fellow in the office of Senator Thad Cochran, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the year. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

level playing field and government without picking winners.

the fact that Federal policy is stacked against liquid fuels.

Mr. President, I have 7 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

Mr. President, I am going to talk about something different than anyone else has talked about here, and there is a very good reason for it. First of all, to try to establish some credibility here, I have had occasion to spend quite a bit…

I don't care whose role it is, but it's going to be something that's going to have to be addressed.

I think there is, kind of, unanimity on this Committee, when we had a hearing on this for air passenger and air cargo screening.

There is an old document nobody reads anymore, and it is called the Constitution. If you look at that, it talks about what we are supposed to be doing here. The priorities are defending America and then they called it--transportation…

Mr. President, we like to do this because on mornings like this, when we are supposed to be going back and forth between Democrats and Republicans, that is the proper way to do it, and this locks it in. It is really interesting because I…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that after my remarks, the Senator from Rhode Island, Mr. Whitehouse, be recognized, and after that, the Senator from Arizona be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. Speaker, I move to lay the appeal on the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to lay the appeal on the table. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it…

Madam President, Senator Tillis and I have come to the floor today because we have just some incredible frustration and wanted to be able to bring some facts to this conversation. I absolutely grieve for the Federal workers in my State. I…