I will not object. Let me respond for a moment, if I might, to the Senator from Connecticut. I have indicated I wish to offer an amendment at some point. I want to know if I am on the list.

I will continue to do that. I need to do it more forcefully.

I sincerely thank Chairman Dorgan and members of the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for your time and interest with this very important matter.

BIA schools are some of the schools in our Country that are in most desperate need of new investment.

Mr. President, the word ``promise'' actually made the day for me. So I will not object, and look forward to offering that amendment at the earliest opportunity.

Mr. President, let me clarify that my position is to ban what are called naked or synthetic credit default swaps, not ban credit default swaps. Those with no insurable interest of any kind are considered naked credit default swaps. It…

Reserving the right to object, and I will not object, I understand the unanimous consent request is to set aside the pending amendment. Is that correct? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is correct.

Mr. President, I know this is beginning to be a lengthy debate and process on the floor of the Senate to get through amendments. My colleague from Connecticut exhibits great patience to try to work through this. I know there are a lot of…

We operate 184 schools throughout the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Education.

I don't remember sitting and listening to the fact that we're going to--we may end up having a 75-percent increase in per-unit cost for the one--for the Joint Strike Fighter.

I think the Secretary and the Chief have taken action to provide some stability. And I think things are on track in the Air Force.

I think it's likely the one thing that unites all of us on this committee is we don't know very much about the details of this spill.

Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, May 13, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct an oversight hearing entitled ``Does Indian School…

This is the Statement of Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for H.R. 3619, as amended by S.A. 3912. This statement has been prepared pursuant to Section 4 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-139), and is being…

Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nebraska.

Mr. President, I have come to speak in support of the Sanders amendment. I am intrigued by my colleague's presentation, so I will respond to a bit of it. There are a couple of areas where we agree and some where I profoundly disagree, but…

Madam President, I will join my colleague from Connecticut in opposing the amendment on the floor if it weakens the underlying bill, but I do not come to speak about that proposal at the moment. I wanted to speak about an amendment I have…

Mr. President, the Senator from Montana has offered an amendment. I am trying to determine if there is a list and how I might get on the list. I might propound the question to the Senator from Connecticut. There has been a Republican…