I thank the Senator from Massachusetts. Following the disposition of the Risch amendment, we will be scheduling my amendment No. 4833 having to do with verification and numbers of inspections. I will be wanting to speak on this. I don't…

Think about all the sources of food we get in this country. And the diverse places they come from and, yet only 34 people get a staph poisoning or E. coli non-toxigenic poisoning or a salmonella poisoning or a ursinia poisoning or a…

First of all, Mr. President, we have a couple of votes today on things we should have been addressing for a long period of time in order to get to the bottom of them, and one is the DREAM Act. I think the Senator from Alabama did a…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, can the Senator amend that to include me for 10 minutes following his remarks?

Mr. President, it is my understanding that I have 10 minutes, and I would like to ask the Chair to let me know when I have 1 minute remaining. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will so notify.

Mr. President, I have been here and have listened to the two previous speakers. Let me echo and agree with the remarks made by the Senator from Wyoming about the Senator from Arizona. I serve as his second ranking member of the Armed…

Mr. President, I compliment the Senator from Massachusetts for his endurance. I appreciate that. I have to say also to the Senator from Indiana, my good friend, I am kind of in a unique position as one who serves on both the Armed Services…

Mr. President, our plan on our side was for me to have 15 minutes. I ask unanimous consent that I may share some of that time with Senator Chambliss. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I move to suspend rule XXII, including any germaneness requirements, for the purposes of proposing and considering amendment No. 4765, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's motion is pending…

Mr. President, I will close with the following comment. The Gallup organization came out today with the latest approval rating on Congress. Do you know what it is? It is 13 percent. Thirteen percent of the people in this country have…

Mr. President, I understand that under the previous order, I have 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

I will attempt not to use that complete time. Motion To Suspend We have an amendment No. 4765, which is a motion to suspend the rules and consider the amendment, and I will make that motion in a moment. We have before us a bill. We are…

I will reoffer. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.

Mr. President, as we look at the bill we are going to be voting on today, it is an interesting perspective if you are outside of America looking at it. Here is what people are saying. You are going to stimulate the economy with a 2-percent…

Mr. President, in accordance with rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend rule XXII for the purposes of proposing and considering amendment no. 4764 to the…

I support the goals of this legislation and believe that slavery, in any form, is morally reprehensible. Sex trafficking is a global epidemic, and we should endeavor to eliminate this industry, especially due to its effects on minors who…

I thank the Senator from Oregon for recognizing the dire state of our economy and his willingness to offset the cost of this legislation. The U.S. national debt is now over $13.8 trillion and growing. As a result, it is irresponsible for…

Although the Subcommittee on Human Rights held a hearing on child prostitution this year, it did not fully explore the effectiveness of existing law and grant programs, and whether there are loopholes or problems that need to be fixed in…