Mr. President, I wish to provide a few comments regarding the introduction of the Bison Legacy Act. Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota and I are introducing this legislation today because of the significant role the North American Bison…

Madam President, the chairman has said it well. We appreciate the bipartisan spirit in which people have participated, especially in committee for a year and a half, working out amendments, working out ideas, and coming up with a bill that…

Mr. President, I would oppose this amendment. We do need to combat health care fraud, but this amendment goes too far in several aspects. First and most important, it would discourage any settlement agreements. People would fight it to the…

Madam President, I yield the Senator from Kentucky the time he is already entitled to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky is recognized for 2 minutes under the previous order.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when we begin the next vote, Senator Paul, who has 7 minutes left on his item, be given 2 minutes so he may explain his bill in exchange for those 7 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…

Madam President, I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Ohio. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio. Amendments Nos. 2145 and 2146

Madam President, I rise today to oppose the amendment addressing the patent settlements for generic claims. I am sympathetic to the intent of the sponsors of this amendment. I believe that some drug patent settlements may be improper and…

Mr. President, while I agree with much of what the Senator has said, I hope this doesn't encourage other partisan diatribes to come to the floor when we are on a bipartisan bill and trying to solve getting necessary pharmaceuticals to the…

Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the McCain amendment No. 2107, which would facilitate the importation of prescription drugs from Canada. We are not talking about bus trips of seniors to reputable brick-and-mortar pharmacies right…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Wyden). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sanders). Are there any other Senators in…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison), and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…

Mr. President, I will speak about two amendments that we will vote on later. Amendment No. 2111 First is the Bingaman amendment. I urge my colleagues to oppose it. It ignores fundamental economic realities of pharmaceutical patent…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mrs. Hutchison) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sanders). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result…

Mr. President, this is an amendment that comes out of a study of GAO's findings, and GAO did a wonderful job looking at the FDA. What we found out--part of it will be covered if, in fact, we do this other study on the management, but what…

I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and that Coburn amendment No. 2131 be called up.

It is my understanding that the time is under our control. At present, there is 10 minutes left.