I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Inhofe and Mr. Blunt pertaining to the introduction of S. 1583 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

Mr. President, being from Oklahoma, I can remember back in the days when they called Oklahoma, southern Kansas, northern Texas, and southwestern Missouri tornado alley. I say to my good friend from Oregon that I have been in aviation for…

Mr. President, I thank the Chair for the recognition, and I wish to recognize the good work my colleague, the Senator from New Jersey, has done on this issue. I have been in the Senate a little over 6 years and I was cajoled into allowing…

I understand that. My commitment is to work with the Senator from New Jersey to try to solve this problem before any funding would change, and I don't think it is going to change. I would also note for my colleagues that last year we had…

I am a big fan of IGs. I think generally they do a super job.

It is not a matter of I want to see some dirt turning in my district, it is I want to know when that is going to get solved.

I would completely agree with that.

Every congressional district wants the work done in their district.

I would love to see Congress be responsible and be able to do it on their own, I just do not see a tremendous level of long-term responsibility year after year.

Point of inquiry, Mr. President. At some point I want 30 seconds, if we can figure out how to do that.

We have two amendments we are talking about now in a short period of time. First, I will support the FAA amendment. I think Senator Paul has a good idea. I would only say this: I want my Republican conservatives to listen carefully. This…

Mr. President, Agriculture is one of the key forces driving Oklahoma's economy. In 2008 alone, Oklahoma's agriculture industry directly supported 188,000 jobs and contributed more than $8.5 billion to the States's economy. The importance…

Mr. President, I would like to inform the Chamber that I support the nomination of Wendy Sherman to be Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. I had previously voted against her nomination earlier this week when it was brought…

I ask that amendment No. 610 be considered as pending, brought up, and read. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr…

I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To save at least $7,000,000,000 by consolidating some…

Mr. President, the bill we have before us today is a bill to fund emergency relief through FEMA for a lot of the emergency disasters our country has experienced over the past 6 months. I don't think there is a large disagreement that we…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Requests--H.R. 2887

Mr. President, I would like to say Senator Reid and I have had several discussions today and we are working to try to resolve an impasse we have, but we are not there yet. I wanted to be clear with my colleagues what my intent was, and if…