Article I, section 5 of the United States Constitution states, ``the yeas and nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the Journal.'' This is to ensure that…

Would you be willing to give me 2 minutes? That is all I need. I want to say and make sure everyone understands this. I have a totally different argument against this. I happen to be ranked as the most conservative Member of the Senate…

For a unanimous consent request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina has the floor.

I ask for a unanimous consent request, please. Mr. DeMINT. Thank you, Madam President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator does not have the floor. The Senator from South Carolina. Mr. DeMINT. If the Senator will yield, all the time so far…

Mr. President, could I ask unanimous consent to have 15 seconds---- Mr. ROCKEFELLER addressed the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Udall of Colorado). The Senator from West Virginia is recognized.

Mr. President, first of all, I would like to make one statement on the DeMint amendment that was just defeated. I have to say this, as the person who was most recently characterized as the most conservative Member of the Senate: If there…

Well---- Mr. DeMINT. All the time so far---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina. Mr. DeMINT. All the time so far has been used----

Mr. President, I wish to spend time talking about the bill we are considering. Yesterday afternoon, I had the great fortune--my daughter was performing in Florida and was driving back to New York. I got to see my 7-month-old granddaughter…

Mr. President, I compliment my colleague from Virginia. I am a cosponsor of his amendment. I think it is a very noble attempt to try to put better hands on the stimulus. It is interesting to note that when we had the first hearing with the…

Mr. President, I understand the Senator from Virginia is going to speak now, and I ask unanimous consent that when he finishes, I be given 45 minutes at the completion of his time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without…

Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business for such time as I shall consume. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, let me respond to a couple of the remarks of my good friend from Illinois. I listen to this all the time, people talking about during the Bush administration, the costs that have gone up, the deficits and all this stuff. I…

Mr. President, I come to the floor this evening to announce the introduction of a bill, S. 3095. It is called the Honest Expenditure Limitation Act of 2010. It spells HELP. It is the HELP Act of 2010. On February 1 of 2010, President Obama…

Mr. President, I object on behalf of the managers who are not present at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard.

Mr. President, if the Senator will yield, one of the important points he made a moment ago is a doctor sitting down and listening to their patient. Mayo has it right. If you are not going to pay us enough to sit down, we refuse to practice…

Every summer, we have thousands of kids hit the ER, whether they ran into a pole or they had a baseball bing them in the head. The standard of care now is to put that child through a CT scan. These are children the vast majority of whom…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to take that time, if I may. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________