I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: (Purpose: To establish a spending-neutral reserve fund…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 47, as…

Mr. President, just Wednesday of this week, the new annual Gallup poll came out. It said very clearly that among the six environmental concerns the Gallup poll included in its survey, global warming polled at the very bottom, right after…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was…

Mr. President, it is very simple. If you are for extreme gun control and against the Second Amendment rights, you ought to vote no on this. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the Inhofe amendment No. 649, as modified.

Mr. President, how much time do I have? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 15 seconds.

Mr. President, this really wasn't the week of the Senator from Vermont. In an article in the Wall Street Journal on Monday, ``The Myth of the Climate Change `97%,' '' they say the 97 percent figure came from 79 respondents out of 3,146…

I would like to visit with you about an issue I brought up in February with Secretary Vilsack about cover crops.

We can't be stepchildren twice in a row.

I appreciate those kind comments and the kind efforts of both you and Mr. Walz over an extended period as we put the wondrous, amazing thing called the 2014 Farm Bill together.

I also want to mention my appreciation for working with Doris Matsui and for all of her efforts working with me on the spectrum issues.

That rule has been very, very successful, a 93-percent reduction in silicosis deaths.

If we stop vigorous enforcement, we are going to see things far worse than what we even see right now.

spectrum is an important limited resource, and by encouraging federal agencies to make additional spectrum available, we can invest in innovation.

I would like to thank all you guys for testifying. It is very important.

And, in fact, today we have reintroduced together the Federal Spectrum Incentives Act.

Is there a need for additional legislation to put timelines on some of the permitting at this point, or where do you stand on that?

I want to know how that is going at this point, and if any additional legislation is needed to help expedite the process.