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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Madam President, in 5 minutes we will be voting on an amendment I have. I have explained the amendment several times. I first introduced it as S. 3095, the Honest Expenditure and Limitation Program Act of 2010. Let me say what it is. We…

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Mr. President, I call up a second-degree amendment No. 3459 and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Inhofe] proposes an…

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Mr. President, the regular order is amendment No. 3475? The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is the regular order. The Senator has the right to call the regular order. Amendment No. 3549 to Amendment No. 3475 (Purpose: To reduce the deficit by…

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Madam President, the reason I proposed the previous amendment is because it would do something about the runaway spending and the deficit we have. It would have had the effect of reducing just under $1 trillion in a 10-year period. This…

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

All right. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota.

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Mr. President, this is a fairly simple bill. I have spoken on the floor several times about this bill. As I made very clear before, and there is no sense debating it now, I have been opposed to some of the moratoria we have been talking…

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of Wednesday, March 17, 2010.)

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

All right. Well, Madam President, I will go ahead and take my minute. This amendment is something that would reduce expenditures, do something about the deficit. I know there are a lot of my Democratic friends and Republican friends alike…

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 18, 2010

Madam President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 4(g)3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, I move to waive all applicable sections of those acts and applicable budget resolutions for the…

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 17, 2010

Mr. President, first of all, let me say that I do like all the guys I am opposing on this legislation. I have been particularly close to Jim DeMint for quite some time. It happens that Senator DeMint and I, almost every rating that comes…

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 17, 2010

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

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Frank Lucas
@franklucas· Republican · OK· Mar 17, 2010

Madam Speaker, I have no additional speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Frank Lucas
@franklucas· Republican · OK· Mar 17, 2010

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3954, a bill to address several public land issues in the great State of Florida. This legislation helps resolve significant title and…

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Frank Lucas
@franklucas· Republican · OK· Mar 17, 2010

Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Crenshaw) such time as he may consume.

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Frank Lucas
@franklucas· Republican · OK· Mar 17, 2010

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 3509, the Agricultural Credit Act of 2009. I'm an original cosponsor of this bill, and I ask my colleagues to join me in voting for this legislation…

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Frank Lucas
@franklucas· Republican · OK· Mar 17, 2010

Madam Speaker, I have one additional speaker, and I wish to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Miller).

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Frank Lucas
@franklucas· Republican · OK· Mar 16, 2010

Madam Speaker, 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…

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Jim Inhofe
@jiminhofe· Republican · OK· Mar 16, 2010

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…

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