Mr. President, I am pleased to join with Senator Jeff Bingaman, the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, in introducing this Joint Resolution to urge the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the United States Virgin…

Madam President, I rise today to discuss an issue I believe is of significant importance to our Nation's economy. There has been a lot of talk lately about the whole idea of increasing exports. I--like, I guess, every other Member of this…

Madam President, may I inquire how much time remains? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Eight minutes.

If I could be forewarned when there is a minute remaining? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Yes. ____________________

In South Korea, it is the same story. And I could go on and on through each agreement and show that what they are about is bringing tariffs down for our products that we are paying today. Well, I have given this speech now I think twice on…

Mr. President, I rise today in support of an alternative approach to the extenders legislation. The Thune amendment is a very simple, if not a novel idea in Washington these days. The novel idea is that it would actually pay for the…

Mr. President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be debated concurrently for the total time specified in this agreement: Sanders, 4318; Vitter, 4312; Franken, 4311; that the Franken amendment be modified with the…

Mr. President, before Senator Webb continues, may I ask a question? If an additional minute is to be yielded to the opposition, I request that we also have additional time added to our side.

Mr. President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.

Mr. President, I am assuming that time on the Democratic side has expired. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time has expired.

I thank the Chair. At this time, in our remaining 30 minutes, it shall be allocated as follows: Senator Coburn for 5 minutes, Senator Rockefeller for 10 minutes, followed by Senator McCain for 5 minutes, and then I will conclude with 10…

Mr. President, has all time expired? The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has expired. The Senator from California.

Madam President, during the Memorial Day recess, we received two pieces of alarming news that should inform the work of every Member in this Chamber. First, we learned the national debt has surpassed $13 trillion in total, and then shortly…

Madam President, at this time on the Republican side, I ask unanimous consent that for this next half hour, the order be Senator Lincoln for 7 minutes, followed by Senator Inhofe at 13 minutes, Senator Voinovich for 7, and Senator Graham…

Madam President, for this next 30 minutes, we will be allocating the block in a 20-minute segment that will be under the control of Senator Barrasso to engage in a colloquy with several of our Republican colleagues, and following that 20…

Mr. President, at this time I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Nebraska. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nebraska is recognized for 5 minutes.

I know Senator Lincoln was hoping to come over this morning. What I will do at this point in time, if I may reserve those 2 minutes, seeing that Senator Lincoln is not yet here, we can move to the Democratic side of the aisle, if Senator…