I thank the Senator from Idaho for his question. The answer is yes--the definition of ``private flood insurance'' includes private flood insurance provided by a surplus lines insurer and is not intended to limit surplus lines eligibility…

And yes, Mr. President, they did build it.

Yes, Mr. President, they did build it.

I know it is very confusing, and I thank my colleague from North Dakota for yielding to his colleague from the South. I hoped to come down and to ask unanimous consent to pass S. 1956 with a committee-reported amendment. My understanding…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of H.R. 6233, the supplemental agriculture disaster assistance bill. As we look across the United States, many areas, including South Dakota, are facing a serious…

I agree this legislation mandates penalties on a U.S. parent company if its foreign subsidiary has knowledge or should have had knowledge that the subsidiary was doing prohibited business with Iran, even if the U.S. parent company has no…

Humanitarian trade, including agricultural commodities, food, medicine and medical products has long been specifically exempted by Congress from successive rounds of Iran sanctions legislation, as long as such trade is licensed by the…

The bill would authorize the imposition of similar civil penalties on such U.S. parent companies.

I thank Senator Lautenberg for his longstanding leadership on this issue. As I have previously noted, it is long past time for foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies to end their business in Iran. That is already happening due to US and…

Mr. President, I rise in strong support of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, our legislation which embodies a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to reconcile the current Senate and House-passed versions of Iran sanctions…

Mr. President, today I introduced legislation to facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water System. The Mni Wiconi Project provides quality drinking water to three Indian Reservations and a non-tribal rural water system in western…

I appreciate the remarks of my colleague from North Dakota who understands this issue very well, representing a State that is composed largely of family farms and ranches and small businesses. It is similar to my State of South Dakota…

I thank the Senator from Kansas. I too look forward to working with him on fundamental tax reform, because that is what we need to do to get the economy turning around. I think you will see tremendous economic growth. I think you would see…

Mr. President, I think we have about one-half hour left; is that correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.

If I might say to my colleague from Mississippi and to the Senator from Indiana, to put this into perspective, the proposal in the Democratic bill, which would take the exemption back down to $1 million and raise the top rate to 55…

Mr. President, if I might respond to my colleagues from Mississippi and from Indiana, the Senator from Mississippi is absolutely right. The proposal we will vote on as presented by the Democrats today would allow the death tax exemption to…

Mr. President, I first want to thank the Senator from Indiana for his very astute observations about the impact of these taxes on hard-working men and women in this country. I would say to my colleague from North Dakota, who is now here…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be able to enter into a colloquy with my colleagues for the remainder of that time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.