I will allow that in a few minutes. If this bill is that important, and the majority whip says we will fund it if we can find the money, rather than saying we are going to fund this because this is a priority--and he has the power to make…

Mr. President, what is unfair in this country is the fact that we label bills to fix things and fix a lot of the symptoms, but we do not fix the underlying problem. We are going to spend several hundred million dollars when the bill…

Mr. President, I object and ask unanimous consent to be recognized after the majority whip finishes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. And the objection is heard.

Madam President, I appreciate the Senator's offer, but I cannot do that. I also want him to know that this bill is not going to solve the problem of that gentleman from Owasso, OK. This bill is not going to solve that situation because we…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, and I will not object if the Senator changes the proposed agreement to say that the only amendments in order, other than the committee-reported substitute, will be these three: Harkin-Enzi…

I thank the leader. I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The unanimous consent request is withdrawn. The Senator from Oklahoma is recognized.

Mr. President, there is nobody in this country who doesn't want our food to be safe. There is no question, we all rely on the intent that the vast majority of food is safe in this country. There is no question that we have some problems…

Mr. President, I believe by unanimous consent we have an order of speakers, and I think the next one is--well, I will let Senator McCain speak. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. How much time remains, Mr…

Mr. President, I will stay within the time given me. We have all had to reduce our time on this side. We have many Members who wish to speak. Let me cover a couple of points and respond to statements made by the chairman of the Armed…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. This amendment would simply direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance and technical advice to electric cooperatives who have been approved as qualified entities in an effort to…

At this time I have no further requests for time, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I have the greatest confidence, faith and belief in the integrity and the intention of my colleagues as they work on this bill; but, Mr. Chairman, this is adding 5 billion more…

While I claim the time in opposition, I would state for the Record that I support my good friend from Pennsylvania's amendment. I support his efforts to import more integrity into this. What I am afraid of is a duplicative program. More…

I claim the time in opposition, Mr. Chairman, although I do not oppose the amendment. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. In agriculture, we've learned the hard way, Mr. Chairman, that carve- outs and programs generally reduce the effectiveness of the programs. It's a simple economic principle. By focusing on the…

Mr. President, today I have introduced two separate bills, S. 3790 and S. 3791, intended to hold members of Congress and other Federal employees to the same tax rules Washington imposes on the rest of America. In 2009, the Internal Revenue…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, S. 3656, the Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010, is a straightforward, 5-year reauthorization of a program that began with passage of the original legislation in 1999. The…

Mr. President, there has been much debate over the past year regarding ``secret holds'' stalling the consideration of presidential appointments or slowing expedited passage of legislation by the Senate. Lost in this discussion has been an…