This might be a useful time to get another consent. If we can have Senator Harkin for 4 minutes, how much time does Senator Johnson need?

And if the Senator completes his statement before then, he can yield back--either way. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah.

Could I say to my colleague, we have 17 minutes left on this side. We have four Senators left to speak. The Senator has, I think, probably 54, 53 minutes left--something like that. So I say to Senator Lieberman, if you could take about 4…

I ask unanimous consent that the use of calculators be permitted on the Senate floor during consideration of the motions to proceed to budget resolutions. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

this is a consequential discussion today. It is a question of the future economic policy of the United States. That is what we are talking about here today. I just heard the Republican leader say there is no budget. I don't know how to say…

We have a situation in which our time is rapidly fleeting. They have much more time left on their side than we do on ours. Could the Senator do her presentation in 7 minutes?

I would say to Senator Boxer the situation we find ourselves in is we only have 34 minutes left on our side. I will yield 7 minutes to Senator Boxer. Senator Murray is here now.

I wish to go back to the point my colleagues have made. It is fascinating to me. You did not hear them talk for one moment about the substance of their proposals--not a moment. Did you notice that? I wonder why that would be? I think I…

Senator Menendez is here to be recognized for 10 minutes, and we can do that at this point. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from New Jersey.

Perhaps we can ask for a unanimous consent request to lock in these next Senators so people know who is waiting.

this is the budget. This is what Senator Sessions has presented as being the President's budget. Do you see a difference? This is what Senator Sessions describes as the President's budget. This is the President's budget. I think it is…

just to respond to my friend, the ranking member of the committee--and I have a lot of respect for the ranking member. The truth is on the larger issue we are not all that far apart. The larger issue is, as a nation, we are on an…

we are waiting for a number of Senators who have sought time. They will be coming to the floor and we will hear from them momentarily. Let me say Senator Paul is sincere. One place I agree with him is that the country has to face up to our…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Murray be allowed to speak for 7 minutes followed by Senator Boxer for 7 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Washington is recognized.

Senator Harkin is here, and Senator Harkin needs about 4 minutes; is that right?

I would ask Senator Sessions, if I might, for 2 additional minutes because of the time Senator Leahy consumed?

this budget plan, the House Republican plan, ends Medicare as we know it. All the while, it provides $1 trillion of additional tax cuts to the wealthiest among us. It gives millionaires, on average, an additional tax cut of $150,000 a…

this is another unbalanced plan. There is very little in the way of revenue to reduce deficits and debt but deep spending cuts in priorities such as education and energy. In fact, this proposal cuts discretionary spending $1 trillion below…