Mr. President, earlier today we had some suggestion on the floor of the Senate about the Cobell case--that is the settlement of the Cobell case--the Federal court case Cobell, et al. v. Salazar. A negotiation ensued late last year with an…

Mr. President, as I indicated, I intend to withhold the unanimous consent request because it would clearly be objected to. There are some people who disagree with the method by which this settlement would be paid for. But I also wish to…

Madam President, Senator Barrasso and I, as chairman and vice chairmen of the Indian Affairs Committee, have been working on this issue for a long while. Senator Kyl, Senator Baucus--we have had discussions. Senator Kyl had to leave the…

Mr. President, let me describe the difficulty with the procedure my colleague described. We can't just bring something up for a vote, because if somebody here doesn't like it, they object. Then you have to file a cloture motion, and it…

Mr. President, I understand my colleague from Wyoming suggests there are some here who may not be acquainted with this legislation. I have spoken to both Republicans and Democrats today, during the course of the proceedings, because I…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Is there objection to the original request?

Madam President, as we conclude our work prior to the August break, we are working very hard to try to address the Cobell settlement and the Pigford settlement, these settlements are the result of lawsuits that were filed, negotiations…

Mr. President, I rise today to express my support for the confirmation of Elena Kagan to serve as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Having carefully examined her record, monitored her confirmation hearings, and personally…

Mr. President, this is the Statement of Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for S. 3307, as amended. Total Budgetary Effects of S. 3307 for the 5-year Statutory PAYGO Scorecard: net increase in the deficit of $814 million. Total…

This is the Statement of Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for S. 3611. Total Budgetary Effects of S. 3611 for the 5-year Statutory PAYGO Scorecard: $0. Total Budgetary Effects of S. 3611 for the 10-year Statutory PAYGO Scorecard: $0…

This is the Statement of Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for H.R. 5283, as amended. Total Budgetary Effects of H.R. 5283 for the 5-year Statutory PAYGO Scorecard: $0. Total Budgetary Effects of H.R. 5283 for the 10-year Statutory…

Madam President, I have also come to support the nomination of Elena Kagan. She has an impressive background. I was very pleased with her nomination by the President for a lifetime term on the Supreme Court. I had the opportunity to meet…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 15 minutes as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I wished to talk for a moment on the subject of energy policy. This week is our last week prior to the August break, and it is a very important week. We will likely see on the floor of the Senate the Clean Energy Jobs and…

the idea that we should raise taxes in this economy is not a good idea.

I see the beginnings of a bipartisan consensus at the technical level on tax reform issues.

The days of what I like to call the 'Field of Dreams' strategy are over.

My view was a double. If we put money in a school budget for school construction, first off, it gets distributed down at a local level, which means actually you would build something.