I would say to the Administration, listen to your own experts. Listen to the facts, as the Chair of this Committee has so articulately pronounced them today, and let us have our jobs back.

My question to President Obama and to his Administration after they scrambled to put an economic analysis together that they should have put together before they made this decision is: Who is going to pick up the cost of this?

unnecessary, ill-conceived, and a second economic disaster for the Gulf Coast. The BP oil spill was the exception rather than the rule.

Lifting this moratorium can give us back its 'Joie de vivre.'

This decision was wrong-headed, it is irresponsible, and it is reckless.

I too believe the moratorium is arbitrary and capricious.

Our Federal Government has a responsibility, particularly in these difficult times, to make sure that their paychecks will not turn into pink slips.

Idling the deepwater rigs that were permitted to drill in the deepwater Gulf will immediately impact as many as 46,000 crewmen.

I would also, Ms. Randolph, like to ask you to submit for the Congressional Record the resolution from the National Association of Counties.

And this is a letter I sent to President Obama on July 26th, and that should be reflected in the record.

Madam President, before my colleague leaves the floor, I want to say I did not realize he was such a fan of Elizabeth Warren. I was really under the impression that he and some of the leaders on that side had some objections to her style…

I don't have the final details, but I understand we will be voting sometime tonight, in the near future, on several different amendments that have to do with potentially the supplemental bill and potentially the small business bill, but…

Mr. President, I am hoping we can vote right now, if possible. I know the Senators all have schedules. The Senator from Maine was very kind to say she could even speak after the vote. I appreciate that everybody has been so patient today…

I see the Senator from Maine. In all fairness, we have had a lot of time. I want to yield 1 minute to the Senator from Minnesota. Then I will be happy to yield. We have no time agreements. There are no scheduled votes. I am most certainly…

The Senator from Michigan is absolutely correct. That is why this is so flabbergasting to me, because the Senator is correct. The TARP, some of us voted for it, some of us did not, but there are some legitimate criticisms of it. I mean, it…

Mr. President, I see other Members on the floor. Senator Burris had spoken earlier. I wish to say there was an organization we failed to mention, but the Minority Bankers of America also have given their support to this. We are getting…

It is not. The Senator is absolutely correct. That is why I spent the majority of this day trying to be responsive to the several arguments that have been raised against it. I thought the Senator from Oregon did a beautiful job, much…

Mr. President, I see the Senator from Illinois. I will ask unanimous consent for him to speak for 2 to 3 minutes. But before that, I wish to thank the Senator from California. The Senator from Illinois would know this, but this issue, this…