Mr. President, Senator Corker has indicated he would like to take those 4\1/2\ minutes, so I yield the floor to Senator Corker.

Mr. President, I understand we have 4\1/2\ minutes remaining, plus my 10 minutes at the very end. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

Mr. President, under the UC, I believe I have the last 10 minutes. Am I correct on that? I think that was the UC. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair believes that is correct.

So when I finish, at the conclusion of the 10 minutes, we will vote? Is that my understanding? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair believes that is correct. Correction. The Senator from Massachusetts still has 10 minutes remaining.

I thank the Senator. I will try not to disappoint in that regard. Mr. President, fellow Senators, distinguished chairman and ranking member, I think certainly we have had a civil and a good airing of an issue that is of considerable…

Mr. President, I say to Senator Kerry, I respect that. I would remind everyone that I filed a letter dated December 17 to Senator Kerry and Senator Lugar from six members of the commission, including James Schlesinger, which says that…

Mr. President, the proponents of the amendment have how much time remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 25 minutes remaining.

So we have 15 minutes left to yield time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

Mr. President, Senator Sessions was next, so I yield the floor to the Senator from Alabama.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To amend the preamble to the Treaty to acknowledge…

Mr. President, is amendment No. 4839 at the desk? The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Idaho [Mr. Risch] proposes an amendment numbered 4839.

Mr. President, I wish to respond briefly to my good friend from Montana. First of all, let me say that I, of course, was at the hearings the Senator referred to in our Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Ordinarily, I wouldn't involve…

Mr. President and fellow Senators, what we are going to do is, tomorrow, at noon, we are going to start with amendment No. 4839. Amendment No. 4839 deals with the relationship between strategic weapons, which this treaty deals with, and…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You have correctly identified the serious concerns that I and a number of others have. I am delighted to hear your invitation to attempt to clarify these matters where we can protect the American people, which is…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to make some general comments about the matter under consideration, and that being the possible ratification of the New START treaty. First, let me say I come with what I think is a unique…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak very briefly about this issue. This easily could be the most serious issue we have dealt with in recent years and in future years. We have an enemy today that is at the door. This is not an enemy that…

Mr. President, I also am honored and very appreciative of the opportunity to join this bipartisan group speaking to the Nation tonight about the fact that we cannot any longer delay dealing with the most significant threat our Nation…

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a longtime member of my staff who recently became a Senior Stennis Congressional Fellow. Ken Flanz has been a central member of my staff since 1997, currently serving as my legislative director. In…