The fiscal year 2011 budget for the Corps of Engineers proposes $4.939 billion, which is $506 million below fiscal year 2010 enacted of $5.45 billion.

I'll be calling on you for much more help during the flood fight.

I'm very, very concerned about it, and I think, Secretary Darcy, you know how concerned all of us are from the Great Lakes about something that some people snicker at, but it's these Asian carp.

The President has talked about an overall discretionary spending freeze for fiscal year 2011.

I've already asked the Corps districts that cover North Dakota to do as much advance preparation as is possible.

In my judgment, those are the wrong agencies to be cutting in the current economic situation.

A flat budget is a declining budget for your agencies, and that's just a fact because you have additional salary and other expenses from inflation.

Mr. President, earlier today we passed some legislation in the Senate that is important and will create jobs in our country, and I filed an amendment that was not considered. I know that was the case with many amendments on the bill. One…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 706, 707, 708, 709, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 723, 724, 725, 727, 734, 735, and all nominations on the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 228, S. 1067. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1067)…

I ask unanimous consent the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered; that a Feingold amendment which is at the desk be agreed to; the substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to; the bill as amended be read a third time…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 158, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a Kerry amendment to the resolution, which is at the desk, be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; that a Kerry amendment to the preamble, which is at the desk, be agreed to; the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 11; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:06 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, March 11, 2010, at 9:30 a.m…

Mr. President, rollcall votes are expected to occur throughout the day tomorrow. Senators will be notified when any votes are scheduled. ____________________

the fact is some of the biggest interests spend all of their time trying to prevent action being taken industry wide.

I think we should separate some of these issues that we are talking about.