Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 2289. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Coburn] proposes an amendment numbered 2289.

Mr. President, I call up the pending amendment No. 2293. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Coburn] proposes an amendment numbered 2293.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To limit subsidies for millionaires) At the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To reduce funding for the market access program and to…

Mr. President, reducing our national debt--which now exceeds $15.8 trillion--is the most critical issue facing our nation. Our country simply cannot survive if we continue down this unsustainable course. Every area of the Federal budget…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The legislative clerk called the roll.

I call up amendment No. 2439. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Coburn], for himself and Mr. Durbin, proposes an amendment numbered 2439. The…

Mr. President, this is an amendment that both Senator Durbin and I have offered. It is not nearly as severe as the GAO's recommendation for this program. The very wealthiest of farmers, in terms of income in this country, are the people…

The question was asked by the Senator from California: Whom do we trust most, elected Senators or unelected bureaucrats? I yield 3 minutes to the Senator from Kentucky. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Kentucky.

Madam President, I understand there is 1 minute remaining, so let me just clarify a couple things. First of all, several have made comments about the Clean Air Act. I was supportive of the Clean Air Act. It has done a great job, and I…

Madam President, I wish to yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Missouri, Mr. Blunt. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Missouri.

Madam President, I yield 5 minutes to Senator Risch. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Idaho.

Madam President, I heard the Senator from California talk about 78 percent of the people in this country want to reduce mercury. I am part of that 78 percent. The problem is this bill does not address that. By their own numbers, the EPA…

Simply put, Communist China needs to receive a clear message from the U.S. and other peace-seeking nations that China's continued harassment, and expansive administrative and military actions in this region, and specifically in the South…

Madam President, I yield to the Senator from Wyoming, Mr. Barrasso, for 9 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Wyoming.

It is our understanding we have approximately 42 minutes apiece and that we will go back and forth.

I like that. Madam President, I yield to the Senator from South Dakota for 7 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from South Dakota.

Madam President, I thank the Senator from Alaska for her very kind remarks. I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Texas, Mr. Cornyn.