Mr. President, I call for the regular order with respect to the Landrieu amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The amendment is now pending. Amendment No. 3992 to Amendment No. 3956

Mr. President, I stand today to discuss the McCain amendment as well. We have had a lot of debate about the financial regulatory legislation before us. A lot of the debate has focused on the content of the bill, with concerns being raised…

Mr. President, today I wish to honor Idaho's Winter Olympics athletes. Just a few days ago, our country's Olympic champions were at the White House to meet with President Obama, who marked the great success of the American 2010 Winter…

Madam President, today I congratulate and acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the founding of the city of Middleton, ID. On April 10, 2010, the citizens of Middleton will gather at Roadside Park to commemorate the 100th year of its…

Thank you, Mr. President. Fellow Senators, I cannot imagine anyone wanting to vote against this amendment. Let me tell you what we have here. It is very simple. Apparently, you made an error when you drafted the original bill because what…

Oh, thank you so much, Mr. President. Amendment No. 3645 I call up amendment No. 3645 and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator…

To help the President keep his pledge. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana.

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 repeal the limitation on itemized medical expense…

Mr. President, the two health care bills, the one the President has already signed into law plus this one we are considering will spend another $2.6 trillion over the next 10 years. In order to pay for it, one of the things that these…

Mr. President, I appreciate the fact that the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee have created an Air Traffic Control Modernization Board and tasked it with reviewing and evaluating the Federal Aviation…

Mr. President, I completely agree with the distinguished senior Senator from Idaho, and I associate myself with his statements fully. Senator Crapo and I want to confirm with the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee…

Per this colloquy, Senator Risch and I will follow up with the FAA that it is the clear intent of the Senate for the FAA to halt its consolidation of the Boise TRACON until after the new board completes its recommendations for realignment.

Mr. President, during two votes this morning, I was unavoidably absent and unable to cast my vote. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: No--The motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the House message to accompany…

Our financial markets and the economic crisis that we face today represent a very serious and a real threat.

We had the same point under Enron, if I remember correctly. When we ultimately got into the bottom of it, it was not even the derivatives which were at issue, although they were blamed.

So the fact that the fraud occurred in an arena in which derivatives were being utilized does not mean that the derivatives caused the fraud or that there was anything with regard to derivatives regulations that would have changed it, am I…

I do want to pose one question for you to consider either during your testimony or perhaps in follow up if it does not come up there.

my biggest concern right now is our budget deficit and the trade deficits that we are facing