Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Blunt amendment No. 5 be modified with the changes that are at the desk; further, that the Blunt amendment No. 5, as modified, and the Reid amendment No. 55 be considered and agreed to en…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendments Nos. 5, as Modified, and 55, En Bloc

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 16; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 75, as Modified

Mr. President, my cochair, Senator Hutchison, is on the floor, and I know she wishes to speak. It occurs to me we are back on the Federal aviation bill. We have been on this bill for several years. There is an interesting sort of dilemma…

Mr. President, I am only going to comment for a minute, but what the Senator from Alaska has just said is completely true. It also points out the overall philosophical question of what are we doing with this bill: Are we going to pass it…

Mr. President, let me add to what my distinguished colleague said. People who are working on slot amendments should remember that in the bill that was passed and therefore the pending legislation, S. 233, there are no slot amendments. So…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment also be set aside to call up the Baucus amendment, No. 75, as modified. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk…

I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide a substitute) Strike title VIII and insert the following…

I think the hardest thing that I have to understand, I know the people in West Virginia have to understand, is the greatest army that history has ever known, the United States, and the greatest trained and equipped soldiers, we're at…

I support the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 and the certification process defined in the law.

The Taliban insurgency is in the tens of thousands. Al Qaeda would be under 50,000 or so, 50,000 to 75,000.

we have to have a presence there.

The President's stated goal is to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda and prevent their return to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

I think it's admirable.

This will require not just good leadership; it will require a change in culture at DOD.

I think we should get out as quickly as we possibly can.

I think you've seen or you've been hearing about our debt discussions that we've had.