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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, there be no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the matter be…
Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:48 p.m., adjourned until Monday, January…
Mr. President, we have all been working to help the people of Haiti and the American citizens who have been caught up in this tragedy. That is why we are committed to work with Senator Baucus, Senator Nelson, Senator Menendez, and…
Madam President, I object to any further proceedings on this bill at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard, and the bill will be placed on the calendar under rule XIV. ____________________
Madam President, I had a good conversation with Senator- elect Scott Brown yesterday. He is coming to Washington today. I look forward to visiting with him. We have a time set for him to come by my office. In my conversation with him, he…
Madam President, I understand that S. 2939, which was introduced by Senator DeMint, is at the desk and is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the title of the bill for a second time. The bill…
Madam President, this morning, following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business for an hour, with Senators allowed to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. That time will be equally divided and…
Madam President, I will speak briefly on the statement of my friend, the senior Senator from Kentucky, about the Nigerian terrorist. The one thing we need not do is politicize the fight against terrorism. John Brennan did testify yesterday…
Mr. President, it is my understanding there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct. The clerk will read the title of the bills for the second time. The legislative clerk…
Mr. President, visiting with Nevadans, as I have done during these past several weeks, it is impossible not to be motivated to get back to the business of legislating. It is impossible to ignore their grief over growing foreclosures or the…
Mr. President, I object to further proceedings with respect to these two bills. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bills will be placed on the calendar. ____________________
Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business for 1 hour, with Senators allowed to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The time will be equally divided and controlled between the two…
I really appreciate very much you and Senator Wyden and others arranging this hearing.
without compromise we might as well not even have a Bill.
I will say this to everyone here assembled. Senator Smith/Senator Wyden really did set a good example for Senator Ensign and I.
It takes care of the very difficult problems we have dealing with wilderness, which is so contentious on a lot of occasions.
This is a bill that Senator Ensign and the entire congressional delegation from Nevada believes is a win for both Lincoln and Clark Counties.
I have heard Senator Reid say that this is probably the most complex land bill he has ever seen.