I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Wilbur K. Hoffman

I thank the Senator from Arkansas for his leadership. I will answer his question to the best of my ability. I suppose some people may be watching and say what we are talking about is a lot of ``inside baseball.'' Well, it would be like…

I see the Senator from Virginia, Mr. Warner, has arrived. He, with Senator Pryor, has been very active in the last several months in working across party lines to try to make the Senate function more effectively. I would leave it to…

I wish to thank the Senator from South Carolina for his leadership in helping to make the Senate work and for his good example and for his giving us a specific example--the deep ports--as to why it is important that we set out to do what…

before we go back to the Senator from Arkansas, I have a question I wish to ask the Senator from South Carolina. First, I am not sure he was here when I referred to the Grand Ole Opry. I haven't been doing that because it is in Nashville…

I congratulate the Senator from Virginia, who has worked in many different ways to try to get a result here. People say: I see your goal is to try to be more bipartisan. My goal is not to be more bipartisan, my goal is to get a result. I…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Pryor and I and designated Senators be allowed to speak in a colloquy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

some of the Senators on the Republican side have other appointments to make, so I am going to defer my remarks until the end of the colloquy. What I will do is first state why we are here; second, go to Senator Isakson, then we will go to…

I appreciate the courtesy of the Senator from Arkansas. The Senator from Maine is here. She has another appointment, and I await hearing what she has to say. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maine is recognized.

before we go to the senior Senator from Arkansas, I wish to thank Senator Boozman for his comments and his attitude. I am not a bit surprised that, since he arrived here, he has been a very constructive force in the Senate, interested in…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Marketplace Fairness

I am here to talk about another subject, marketplace fairness. But before I do, I want to acknowledge the importance of what the Senator from Arizona has had to say and his leadership in the whole area of our nuclear doctrine, but…