the economic damages that are caused by the Administration's offshore moratorium on oil and gas exploration.

And I'm interested in what you mentioned in your testimony today that would allow consumers to opt-out of tracking and behavioral--at a browser level, as opposed to website-by-website.

Congress and the Administration should be focused on permanently fixing the leak, on cleaning up the gulf, and restoring the gulf coast economy.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. President, to the Senator's point about this perhaps acting as an encouragement for lenders to get money out the door quickly, perhaps with assuming more risk than perhaps they should, I wish to point out, again--and because I am…

Well, I do not think--if there is no time agreement, then our side, I presume, would have an opportunity to speak. I do not think there would be any limitation on that.

Madam President, I rise today to recognize the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This legislation, signed into law on July 26, 1990, marked a historic affirmation of the principles of equality and…

Mr. President, I object to the yielding of time to another Senator. This Senator has been waiting for 45 minutes to speak. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Schumer.) The Senator from Louisiana can only yield for a question. So if the Senator…

Well, let me, if I might through the Chair, inquire from the Senator from Louisiana, is there any sort of a time agreement for this discussion?

Let me just say, if I could, to the Senator from Louisiana, I do not have any objection, I think, if we got back on a 15-minute--the ping-ponging back and forth one side to the other. I do think, however, the Senator from Louisiana has…

If I can say through the Chair, to the Senator from Louisiana, I was just conferring to see what speakers we have on our side. I think Senator Shelby is coming down. I do not know long he intends to speak, but I would like to speak for up…

I would say, through the Chair, to the Senator from Louisiana, I do not have an objection to some sort of a time agreement. But the Senator from Louisiana has been speaking now since I have been here, for close to an hour. It would seem to…

I do appreciate the effort that is being made by the Senator from Louisiana to assist small businesses around this country. Frankly, there are many provisions in this bill I think people on both sides agree with. I have, as a member of the…

I hope we will defeat this today because there is moral hazard associated with it. We want to do the right thing by small businesses. I have named several things small businesses are concerned about--cap and trade, more government…

Madam President, how much time is left of our allotment? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Eight minutes 8 seconds.

Thank you, Madam President. I thank the Senator from Alabama for his eloquent remarks as a key member and the ranking Republican member of the Banking Committee, as someone who is very knowledgeable of the impacts these decisions we make…

I appreciate the comments of the Senator from Tennessee. I couldn't agree with him more that this amendment should not be adopted, should not be added to the small business bill. We have had a number of people coming to the floor to speak…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation with my friend, Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho, that will exempt Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program, VMLRP, awards from Federal income taxation. I drafted this bipartisan bill with…