To the Senator from Oregon, I will close and say thank you very much. It is kind of like the Senator said, a fork in the road. It is a moment. We can continue to do business as usual, tinker with it a little bit here, a little bit there…

That is actually right. One thing I thought, wow, $300 billion tax relief, predominately for middle-class America. I thought my phone would be ringing off the hook with people saying: Wow, what a great relief. If we got 1 e-mail on this…

I appreciate the Senator coming up for a couple of minutes while I echo the concerns of the Senator from Louisiana. I listened to this debate that was going on for hour after hour and, as a new Member, I have to echo what the Senator said…

Mr. President, I rise to talk about small businesses. I think we all know and recognize--certainly they do--that small businesses and businesses in general face a mountain of paperwork to comply with a whole host of regulations, most…

Mr. President, it has now been 99 days since the Deepwater Horizon drill rig caught fire and sank to the ocean floor. That incident--and the millions of barrels of oil that have spilled into the Gulf of Mexico since it began--has made it…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Begich). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, may I inquire how much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 8\1/2\ minutes remaining. ____________________

Mr. President, I rise to talk about legislation that I intend to introduce today, both as an amendment to the small business bill and as a stand-alone measure. With the BP oilspill in the headlines, we are rumored to tackle energy…

Mr. President, I submit the following notice in writing: 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, Paragraph 2, for the purpose of…

Mr. President, I submit the following notice in writing: 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 purpose of proposing and…

Mr. President, I submit the following notice in writing: 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, Paragraph 2, for the purpose of…

I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The asistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I wanted to come to the Chamber. I was watching on the floor last night, and I watched the Senator a little bit ago as I came out of a meeting. I am not scheduled to be here. But as a small businessperson all my life--my…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Johanns pertaining to the introduction of S. 3622 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Hagan). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Nebraska is recognized.

Mr. Pesident, I rise today to offer what I consider to be an enormously commonsense piece of legislation that is going to help our Nation's dairy farmers. No one can make up this stuff. If you can believe it, this legislation pertains to…

Mr. President, I rise to discuss a bill I have introduced because I see a very unfair battle unfolding right in front of us. The battle I foresee is this: In one corner we have the enormous resources of the Federal Government; in the other…