Mr. President, I concur with the chairman. The scale of need in both States is significant. While I know the committee would have liked to accommodate a greater amount of funding for Tennessee and Rhode Island, as well as other States, the…

Mr. President, I would like to echo the sentiments of Senator Cochran relative to Walton Gresham being awarded NPGA's Bill Hill Award. Mr. Gresham has been exceptional in helping legislators on the Federal, State, and local levels…

Mr. President, I am pleased to congratulate my friend, Mr. Walton Gresham, III, from Indianola, MS, who has been awarded the National Propane Gas Association's Bill Hill Award. This is a significant achievement that deserves recognition…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will now be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on the motion to…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 4231 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, there will be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in…

Madam President, all time is yielded back on this side. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

Mr. President, I wish to acknowledge Memorial Day, which provides us with an opportunity to take time out from our busy lives to remember and honor those men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the United States and…

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant editor of the Senate Daily Digest proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator from Tennessee for his kind comments about yielding time. I congratulate him and the Senator from Maine on their aggressive move to make sure the Federal rules and laws do not get in the way…

Reserving the right to object, I am constrained to advise the leader and the Senator from Oregon that on behalf of the Senator from South Carolina, Mr. DeMint, I would be forced to object to that.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Hagan). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent I be added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4179, offered by the distinguished Senator from Louisiana, Ms. Landrieu. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Maine.

Madam President, I would like to express my support for amendment No. 3809, which was offered by the Senator from Hawaii to the financial regulatory reform bill. His amendment would have stricken a provision in the financial reform…

Mr. President, I am pleased to join the distinguished Senator from Hawaii, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, in presenting this supplemental appropriations bill to the Senate. The central purposes of the bill are to fund the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kaufman). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Arizona is recognized.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Jennifer Mitchell, a military fellow assigned to the Appropriations Committee, be allowed floor privileges for the period of time the war supplemental bill is on the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, the State of Mississippi lost one of its most respected citizens and devoted public servants on December 25, 2009. Those of us who knew and worked with Charlie Capps were privileged to witness his commitment to the…

Mr. President I am pleased to commend Travis Satterfield of Benoit, MS, for his service and contributions to the State of Mississippi while serving as the 75th president of Delta Council. Delta Council is an economic development…