Mr. President, I have a question for Senator Kyl. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.

Does the Senator have any idea about the time? I would like to see if Senator Kyl can say a word on this because his views are very important.

Well, I would just say--with about 30 seconds left-- that I am encouraged, Mr. President, from what I have heard from the Senate Finance Committee chair and the chief negotiator on tax issues on the Republican side that they recognize this…

Mr. President, I would like that time charged to the other side. Senator Baucus. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana.

OK. I will take 30 more seconds of my time--except for the $42 million that applies to low-income housing tax credits. So the entire GO Zone package--$800 million for the gulf coast--was put in. This little $42 million was left out. It was…

Thank you, Mr. President. In just a few minutes--sometime before the hour of 12--I am going to be asking for unanimous consent to correct a mistake that was made in the final negotiations of this tax package, which contains, as you know…

OK. Then I will use 1 minute of my time out of the 10 I have. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is recognized.

I thank the Chair, and I certainly join my colleague from Louisiana in stressing the importance of this second year of a GO Zone extension and look forward to continuing to work with all of these folks in getting that done absolutely as…

Thank you. I wish to say a few other things about this whole situation, because the Senator from Vermont and I agree on some things and parts of this--obviously this part--but we had a big difference. I wanted to show this from my…

Overwhelmingly, people are calling in and saying, Is that really happening? In fact, my office told me today that actually 10 people called who had incomes over $1 million, which I found very interesting, to say they supported my position…

And there is a limit to what they can consume. What the Senator from Vermont is saying and what I am saying--I want to be very clear, because the Senator and I don't agree on every piece of legislation. He tends to be a little bit more…

I would like to add in our colloquy, if the Senator is aware, according to this report that just came out in September of this year: Income inequality has skyrocketed. Economists concur that income inequality has risen dramatically over…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Vermont for his eloquent and passionate presentation for hours this morning. He clearly has presented to this Chamber and to the American people some stark realities that are unpleasant. Some people…

Exactly. And I am for more accountability. If some of my colleagues on the other side think some of that money is being wasted or we are not getting our bang for the buck, don't come with an across-the-board cut to Pell grants, come with a…

One more point, and then I will turn this back over to the Senator. I was on the Greta Van Susteren show last night. I have said Greta is always a tough interviewer, but she is fair, so I am happy to go on her program. And it was a tough…

Mr. President, I want to go back to a point about this so that I am not misunderstood. I guess no matter what I say critics will take it and do what they will with it, but I am not against tax cuts. I voted for them many times in my life…

I am getting calls, and I am getting about 50 percent for and 50 percent against. The State of Louisiana is a little different than the State of Vermont. Many of the calls coming in from around the country are against giving--well…

I thank the Senator from Vermont. I commend to my colleagues this report entitled ``Income Inequality and the Great Recession'' from Senator Schumer and the Joint Economic Committee. I ask unanimous consent that the Executive Summary be…