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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 bill clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 100, nays 0, as…
Mr. President, we are going to have a series of stacked votes at 4 o'clock. I want to spend a few minutes on three or four amendments and clarify some of the things I have heard rumbling. One is that we have an amendment that will, in…
I thank the Senator for his cosponsorship and support on this amendment. I haven't had a chance to share this with the Senator-- because I just received it--but I have a breakdown from the IRS of the 22 States that don't have any…
Mr. President, this is a straightforward amendment that eliminates individuals who have adjusted gross incomes of greater than $1 million per year from receiving unemployment benefits. Last year, we had 2,383 people who received…
I was looking for Senator Warner in the Chamber. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.
Mr. President, I understand that I have 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. ____________________
Mr. President, I want to speak on two or three topics, the first of which is the statutory debt limit. We heard the Treasury Secretary today say that essentially early, late July would be the last time at which we could manipulate things…
Continuity in agencies like this is really important. When we get great leadership, we should do everything to keep that leadership.
I appreciate the opportunity to hear from State and local leaders about their transportation priorities.
Madam President, we hear a lot about the disaster and things that are taking place and the loss of lives in Libya as well as many other places, particularly in the last few months. But going seemingly unnoticed is probably just as great a…
Madam President, I guess you might wonder why I am concerned. I have had an interest in sub-Saharan Africa for quite some time. After 9/11, finally the United States decided they would do something of concern in sub-Saharan Africa. So what…
Montana desperately needs the Federal Aid Highway Program.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to discuss the debt we are dealing with as a Nation. It is time to stop ignoring the debt problem that we have in America. The budget we released this morning is focused on solving our fiscal problems, not scoring…