I ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 12:30 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I think there is always unintended consequences.

Over 100 years ago, President Roosevelt launched a Navy mission known as the Great White Fleet on a voyage around the world. President Roosevelt's leadership put the world on notice that the United States was a global maritime Nation open…

I rise this morning to talk about America's energy future. The reality is we need a diversified energy future. What I mean by that is we need to develop all of our energy resources. In my home State of North Dakota, we are doing just that…

I am pleased to be here with Senator Snowe and to rise in support of her legislation, the Freedom Act of 2011. I will be brief in my comments. I know she has comments to make. I also appreciate Senator Boxer's comments in regard to…

I want to thank the Senator from Indiana for his thoughtful presentation. There are parts of it with which I disagree, but the overall theme of what he has said is undeniably true. I believe our country is in deep trouble. At the end of…

today I am introducing for the second year in a row a Senate resolution to designate June 27 as National Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day. That date was inspired by the birthday of North Dakota National Guard Staff Sergeant…

I want to pick up on a couple of the themes, though, that I did at least hear part of the discussion on, one of which is flooding.

I thank the ranking member. Those hearings would not have been possible without the active working together of my office and his office, and I do think they were an excellent set of hearings talking about the dimensions of the problem we…

I would like to begin by inviting you to come out to our State and see some of the impacts of that flooding.

the vast majority of funding in the farm bill does not go to directly support farmers and ranchers, but directly goes to support nutrition programs across America.

just briefly, I wish to address this question of why we on our side have not laid down our budget proposal. Let me repeat, we are in an unusual year. This is not going to be a circumstance in which there is a Republican budget, a…

the budget circumstance we confront as a nation is clear. We are on a completely unsustainable course. The occupant of the chair knows this well as a very valued member of the Budget Committee. We are currently borrowing 40 cents of every…

We need to get those trade agreements ratified, and your help there is greatly appreciated.

I ask unanimous consent that Emily Eelman, a detailee on the Budget Committee staff, be granted the privileges of the floor for the duration of today's and tomorrow's sessions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Look, we know agriculture has to take reductions, as does every part of the Federal budget. We are borrowing 40 cents of every dollar we spend. It cannot continue. But it should not be disproportionate.

reserving the right to object, I am fine with that if we would have that time added on our side as well.

I am extremely concerned that we are headed in a direction where we could see disproportionate cuts to a part of the budget that, frankly, has not contributed to the deficit.