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IN-RFormer senators
Mr. President, it was 11 years ago that I introduced a bill called the DREAM Act. Just this last week, I was back in Chicago to attend a fundraising dinner for a group I really respect. It is called the Merit music program. About 20 years…
Is it in morning business or are we on an issue? The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are on the motion to proceed.
Mr. President, what is the pending order of business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is in divided time until 7 p.m.
even if we open up areas to exploration and drilling, and we started drilling, it would be 10 years before those resources came online to meet our energy needs.
Mr. President, the vote we will take today will affect millions of Americans. If we do not enact legislation before July 1 of this year, approximately 7.4 million students will see the interest rate on their student loans double. Nearly…
And, it is an area where there has been failure after failure after failure.
I am seeking from you today a very clear statement that you will oppose any such efforts to require Federal agencies to collect political contribution information from government contractors.
I have fought over the last 2 years to stop the Administration's unfortunate efforts to inject politics into the procurement system.
I am determined to do everything I can to protect the integrity of the Federal procurement system.
The position as Administrator of OFPP is one that is not well known to the public at large, but it is in fact an extremely important leadership position within the Federal Government and the Federal procurement system in general.
I was so alarmed last year to see a draft Executive Order from this Administration that actually proposed to inject politics into the procurement system.
Seldom has a nominee for the position of Administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy come before this Committee at a more critical time.
It would have sent a message to contracting officials that somehow this should be a factor in their decisionmaking when they are awarding Federal contracts.
I ask unanimous consent the time from 5:15 to 7 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees and that all quorum calls during that period also be equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…
Mr. President, I wish to follow up on Senator Schumer's call to action, if you will, because it appears that things that used to be bipartisan, whether it was the debt ceiling or the Transportation bill or a whole host of other things, has…
Mr. President, I rise in support of the same legislation, and I appreciate the work of Senator Murray and Senator Klobuchar. I introduced this legislation with Senator Harkin of Iowa and Senator Reed of Rhode Island, and in the last couple…
At a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.
