It took the Supreme Court to remind us that when our young people put their bodies in harm's way, or even offer their lives for this great country, that notwithstanding their background, they don't do it for their color, for their race…

I thank the Senator from Louisiana, as Senator McCain said, for her continued patience. I think what she proposes makes a great deal of sense. There are a whole lot of amendments--and we did this in committee under Senator Leahy's…

OK. I think this makes sense. We are working on the ones that require votes. We should be working simultaneously on the ones that are noncontroversial, and let us hope we can come to some agreement so we can all vote on this bill and move…

Madam President, I rise in strong support of the Corker- Hoeven amendment. I have listened carefully to those who are opposed who have come to the floor today and Friday, and I have come to one conclusion: They won't take yes for an…

Madam President, what is the status of the time that remains for each side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The proponents of the measure retain 25 minutes; opponents have 7 minutes.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be given 1 minute for both the question and the answer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Does the Senator deny that of the 1,000 pages, about 100 pages are new text and the rest is just the old text of the existing bill and that over a weekend every Senator should be able to read 100 pages of important legislation?

Well, I thank the leader for his very kind words. He is a kind man as well as a strong man. I thank him for being my friend, for being a great leader. I will add one additional group to others who thought I could put together a proposal…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Tennessee for his hard work, his diligence. One of the hallmarks of a truly outstanding legislator is the ability to walk in the other person's shoes. It is something we should all try to do, to see…

Mr. President, I understand that both my colleagues from New Hampshire and Florida wish to speak. I will be happy to have each of them speak for 5 minutes and then me speak for 5 minutes, if that is OK. I ask unanimous consent: 5, 5, and…

Mr. President, I thank my colleagues, first from New York and Tennessee, for the good work they have done. My Gang of 8 colleagues--seven of the Gang of 8 colleagues who are my colleagues, we are working real hard to get a bill done and it…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 195, noes 234, not voting 6, as follows: [Roll No. 286] AYES--195…

Yesterday I was unavoidably detained at a meeting and missed the first votes of the day. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 254, the motion on ordering the previous question on the rule; and ``no'' on rollcall…

I now yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California, the ranking member of the Africa Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ms. Bass.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mr. Chabot The Acting CHAIR. It is…

The military has taken $500 billion in budget cuts this year; Congress has slashed its budget by 11 percent in the last 3 years; and this year, at the President's command, several government agencies have cut vital programs and employees…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. Let me say, first of all, we used to have--or we have--in the part of the city that I live in, a statement that says, ``Give us your poor, your hungry, your huddled masses yearning to be free.''…

As an American, I am proud that for six decades our great Nation has been a leader in the global effort to fight hunger and malnutrition. I have seen for myself what we have been able to do, helping Haiti, Pakistan, Sudan, Kyrgyzstan…