Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, it is nice to hear asking for a fair budget plan. We haven't had a budget from this administration now in almost 800 days. They have control of the Senate. Yet we haven't seen a budget from this administration. I get a…

Mr. President, today I am introducing legislation to help protect children from Internet predators and pornographers. I am joined by the distinguished senior Senator from Minnesota, Senator Klobuchar, with whom I serve on the Judiciary…

Well, that should go way beyond partisanship. If we pass it here by the requisite two-thirds vote and we pass it in the House, which we will, this will be submitted to the States, and then the States can make their determination whether or…

Madam President, today we are beginning what might prove one of the most consequential debates in American history. The American people are demanding that Congress debate and pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. They are…

Madam President, I thank my colleagues. I ask unanimous consent for 1 additional minute and to give the other side an additional minute. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute to the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Nation's premier regional theater and one of our State's crown jewels, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Great things often evolve from small or modest…

I thank the Acting President pro tempore. I thank my colleagues. They have made some very prescient points on how important this balanced budget amendment is. By the President's own Actuary, by 2020, our national debt will be over $20…

Madam President, I thank my colleague for those cogent remarks. My colleague from North Dakota, Senator Hoeven, knows a thing or two about balancing budgets. As a former Governor, he knows this is something States have to do every day…

The Senator did. Back in 1997, we lost by one vote. I was leading the fight on the floor. We had 67 votes and one of our Senators flipped on us at the last minute and we lost it by one vote.

Madam President, I thank the Senator from Utah. He is a wonderful Senator and he serves as a leader in this area. I don't have enough good words to say about my friend from Texas, my colleague, Senator Cornyn, who was a judge on the…

Madam President, I wish to thank the distinguished Senator from Kentucky. I think he states it very well. That is the whole purpose of the balanced budget amendment. So I thank him for his cogent remarks and his erudition. Last week, I…

I agree with the Senator. I think the Senator makes very good points there. Frankly, I know this body very well. I am the most senior Republican. I have been here 35 years. I have seen year after year after year excuses to go into debt…

Gramm-Rudman lasted all but a year and a half, 2 years, before the same people went on a spending spree again, although it was a light spending spree compared to today. Today it is multitrillions of dollars. I have to tell you that has…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my Republican colleagues. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the great city of Perry, UT, on the 100th anniversary of its incorporation. Today, Perry is a beautiful city of nearly 4,000 residents nestled at the foot of northern Utah's majestic Wasatch…

Madam President, I will be happy to be interrupted by the managers of the bill if they decide to come. imf bailout Madam President, there have been several recent warnings of large and growing risks in global markets from the European debt…

Also last week, the NLRB released a notice of proposed rulemaking, aiming to drastically reduce the time between the filing of a union election petition and the vote to certify the union. The motivation behind this proposal is simple, the…