I respectfully call on President Obama and my colleagues here in the Senate to concentrate on fixing the problem.

I am concerned that the President's moratorium on deepwater drilling could harm the economy in the Gulf.

I am one of these few in Congress who believes in order to run this machine called America we have to have fossil fuels.

I think that is arbitrary.

Yes, you have. And all the way through this thing, I have been wondering when they talk about economic damages, that sounds good.

if we were to take the cap altogether off it could be instituting a de facto ban on offshore drilling.

I would say this would put them in a more advantageous position than they would be in today.

the limits that were put in place back during the Exxon Valdez... that $75 million is too low, we all understand that, and it certainly needs to be changed.

I think they underestimate the impact of the cap, and so I support the change proposed in S. 3305.

If we get this wrong, we could set back this Nation's energy future for decades.

I respectfully call on President Obama--and my colleagues here in the Senate--to concentrate on fixing this problem.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have my letter to the Senate minority leader regarding the Global Food Security Act, S. 384, printed in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in…

The Army will begin fielding the new M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round cartridge in June 2010.

Madam President, I am taken aback by the chairman's remarks. We now sit at $13 trillion worth of debt, we have 10 percent unemployment, we are 4 years away from being Greece, and we are going to do what we have always done. The reason we…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that amendment No. 4231 be modified with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Oklahoma.

There is an objection? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is so modified. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: TITLE IV--PAYMENT OF COSTS OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS…

I thank the Chair. I want to say I enjoyed very much Senator Kaufman's words, and I agree with him. I think what he talked about and what we are doing for our military in this bill is appropriate. It is something that has to be done. The…

Mr. President, I want to tell you that I concur in what I just heard---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's request has not yet been agreed to.