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…

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

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…

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.

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…

Mr. President, I hope the American people are watching Washington right now. We are at a defining moment in our country. There is not anybody in this body who does not recognize that our country is on an unsustainable course. They know it…

I thank the chairman for yielding. I had not intended to speak on this particular issue, but I had the opportunity to hear my good friend from Virginia (Mr. Wolf) in debate recently, and I wanted to come down to the floor and correct a…

I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business for the time I may consume, probably not longer than 20 or 25 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, Senator Harkin and many on the HELP Committee have worked hard on the bill that is before us. But it has fatal flaws, especially at a time when there is a $14 trillion debt and a $1.3 trillion deficit, and it doesn't fix the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, America is a great and a good country, but sometimes in its past it's made great and lamentable mistakes. H.R. 4783 offers this Congress the opportunity to correct some of the worst mistakes…

I must rise in opposition to this bill. This bill includes more than $1 billion to settle the Pigford discrimination suit against USDA, in addition to the billion dollars we have already spent. While I want to see a resolution to the…

Mr. President, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Under the previous order, the clerk will read the pay-go statement. The legislative clerk read as follows: Mr. Conrad: This is the Statement of Budgetary Effects of PAYGO…

Mr. President, it is my intention that I be heard tonight concerning some of the amendments to be voted on tomorrow. It is my understanding further that Senator Enzi from Wyoming has the time between 5:30 and 6 o'clock. I request that I be…

I ask unanimous consent, to get an order so we know what we are doing after we hear from the Senator from Florida, Mr. LeMieux, and then the words from the Senator from New Jersey, Mr. Lautenberg, that I then would get my 15 minutes from…