Madam President, will the good Senator yield for a question without yielding the floor?

I will be brief. I want to talk briefly and ask a question about the area the Senator was just talking about. My good friend Senator Rubio made reference to the story I am going to tell. My good friends on the other side of the aisle are…

Our country continues to spend billions of dollars on this program instead of fixing the program. Traditional rural timber communities have been operating in an environment of uncertainty for decades, and many public lands in Western…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce a bill called the Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act. This bill is identical to the House version, H.R. 876, which was introduced and carried through the House by my colleague from Idaho…

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Risch pertaining to the introduction of S. 1430 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

Mr. President, I rise today on behalf of myself and Senator Crapo to give recognition to U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge, the longest serving jurist in the great State of Idaho. This month, Judge Lodge marked 50 years on the bench in…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Thomas Edward…

Mr. President, earlier today the Senate held a first of a series of cloture votes on controversial nominations by voting to invoke cloture on the nominee to be the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This agency is unlike…

Madam President, during Small Business Week it is important to recognize the ingenuity of small business owners who take a leap of faith and invest in an idea in order to make their dream of being an entrepreneur a reality. I rise today to…

During the past week, we have heard about a series of major violations of our civil liberties, including the fact that NSA is collecting the phone records of tens of millions of Americans. This wholesale snooping on innocent Americans is…

Mr. President, in the budget that has been put forward, there is a reconciliation instruction for almost $1 trillion of new taxes. On the spending side there is, I think, a relatively modest amount--not adequate--but there is an amount of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with further reading of the amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To amend the reconciliation instruction…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to call up amendment No. 318. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the amendment. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Idaho [Mr…

Mr. President, although it has been a couple of years now since we passed the health care law, it is becoming evident to all Americans that there were in fact many new taxes--almost $1 trillion of new taxes--in the health care law. And…

Mr. President, I too want to stand to congratulate the House for their passage of the Violence Against Women Act. I thank the Senator from New Hampshire for her kind remarks. I am honored to have worked on this bill with Senator Leahy and…

Thank you, Senator Reid. I rise today to thank Chaplain Ronald L. Derrick for joining us today to offer the Senate's opening prayer. I am honored to have the privilege of welcoming this esteemed Idahoan to the U.S. Senate to serve as our…

Mr. President, my colleague Senator Mike Crapo joins me today in recognizing Madison County's 100-year anniversary. Established on February 18, 1913, by the Idaho legislature and named after our Nation's fourth President, James Madison…

Mr. President, I appreciate the opportunity to be here today to highlight my support for a program that is improving life in Idaho and across the Nation--the Violence Against Women Act. I appreciate joining my colleague Senator Leahy, who…