I call for the United Nations and the French and the Ouattaran forces to halt the immediate death squads, still roving--it's happening right now--around the streets in Abidjan, killing people out in the streets.

I question why the French participated in this battle.

That's not true. And I want to show you it's not true.

Madam President, we are going to be voting on a bill this afternoon to dramatically increase taxes on America's oil and gas companies. I only suggest that it is not going to pass. I can recall when the Senator from Vermont, just a few…

Madam President, it is my understanding that I have 10 minutes as in morning business. I ask unanimous consent to use that time now. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the Republican speakers include myself and Senator Blunt and the order for Senators McCain and Chambliss be vitiated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I am pretty amused at what the Senate is doing. We sit here with a $1.6 trillion deficit and we are running bills based on political philosophy rather than what the real problems are in front of our Nation. Do my colleagues…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Small System Drinking Water Act of 2011. This is the fourth Congress that I have introduced this bill which would help water systems throughout the country comply with the ever growing number of…

Ultimately, at this point we have hardware, software, and management issues.

We just don't do business as efficiently as we could because of integration.

you anticipate when we ask people who they give to they're going to say, yes, I haven't done bidding before, but I want to jump in.

I would completely agree, and there is a good way to do that, is to keep it exposed as we are right now.

The President has been very good to just say, we don't want to do an end around Congress.

It is my understanding we are in morning business until 2 o'clock. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct. ____________________

I do appreciate today's hearing. But today I call on you, Senator Carper, and Senator Boxer, to fulfill this committee's oversight obligations by taking an in-depth look at EPA's 'Train Wreck' and what it will mean for jobs, energy…

Mr. President, yesterday, I spent some time on the floor talking about the recoverable reserves in the United States of America. I was shocked so many Senators--first of all, I was shocked that many listened but more shocked they came up…

I thank the Senator from Virginia. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma is recognized.

In this context there is great irony in the President's call to strip the program of all funding for the upcoming fiscal year.