If I am not mistaken, there is a Federal moratorium on Internet taxes; that is, there is a Federal temporary ban on State taxes on access to the Internet. Am I not correct that if the Marketplace Fairness Act passes, that ban will still be…

To be more specific about these matters, let's take circuit court judicial confirmations in President Obama's first term. According to our research, the average time for President Obama's nominees was 240 days. That is faster than…

In addition to that, let's say I am the Governor of Tennessee and I look to the Senate and say: These guys can't get anything done. They have been debating this ever since Senator Enzi has been a Senator. They have been debating it for 14…

I know Senator Barrasso is coming, but until he does, I wish to make a few comments about the Marketplace Fairness Act, which is the legislation before us today, and especially, to begin with, Senator Heitkamp's address, the new Senator…

seeing no other Senator here, I would like to turn to another matter. In his biography of Thomas Jefferson, Jon Meacham writes that Jefferson liked to fish. Jefferson ``had a favorite spot,'' Meacham writes, ``below the old dam on the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Manchin). Without objection, it is so ordered. Judicial Nominations

occasionally some of my friends on the other side of the aisle will say President Obama is being poorly treated on his nominations. That did not ring true to me because it seems to me that just the reverse was true. I have spent a good…

I see the principal leaders for this legislation, Senators Durbin and Enzi, and I congratulate them for their leadership. What they have been able to do is to come up with a simple, 11-page bill that has two words for a theme--States…

I wonder if I could, through the Chair, pose another question to the Senator from Illinois. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

I see Senator Enzi is here, and I appreciate his patience in allowing me to go ahead, but I know if I were still the Governor of Tennessee--which I am not, and I won't be again--and Congress did not act on this and I saw an opportunity--if…

I thank the Senator from New Hampshire and the Senator from Illinois for allowing me to have 5 minutes. I do believe in having regular order. I have been looking for it for quite a while on this bill. But let me start with exactly what the…

Mr. Laffer, as most Americans know, is a distinguished economist. People sometimes said he was President Reagan's favorite economist. He makes the argument that many conservatives and many Governors across the country make, which is: Give…

I understand that unanimous consent was given earlier to have printed in the Record an op-ed from the Wall Street Journal by Arthur B. Laffer entitled ``Tax Internet Sales Stimulate Growth.''

I thank the Senator from New Hampshire for her courtesy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.

Senator Heitkamp has pointed out that if we do not act, it will be one big mess. Instead of having a handful of jurisdictions where a seller can simply--when you buy your ice cream over at Williams-Sonoma and put in your credit card and…

I thank the Senator from New Hampshire for her courtesy. I am perfectly agreeable, following her speech, to dividing it, if Senator Durbin wishes to suggest an allocation of time.

If I may use 30 more seconds? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I share the perplexed attitude of the Senator from Iowa about our friends' concern about nominations. The President has even talked about it. I have gone back and looked at the record. There was a Washington Post article 3 weeks ago. I…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Derrick…

this bill was unanimously accepted in committee. It has the contributions of many Senators on both sides. It improves prevention and intervention in our schools, universities, communities, doctors' offices, and mental health clinics. I…

on March 27, Governor Bill Haslam signed a resolution passed by the Tennessee General Assembly supporting efforts in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives to prevent the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from restricting public…

I call up amendment No. 515. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Alexander], for himself and Mr. Paul, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Rubio, and Mr…

I thank Senator Durbin and Senator Enzi for their hard work. They have taken a problem and simplified it and solved it, in my opinion. This is an 11-page bill, a rarity. It does only one thing. It gives States and State legislatures the…

I offer this amendment on behalf of Senator Paul and myself, with Senators Toomey and McConnell cosponsoring. It is designed to help 11 million low-income children in this country. We appropriate $14.5 billion every year through our title…

Thank you, Mr. President. We talked about how difficult this is. This is a good example of why we need to get this out of Washington and back in the States. For the last 15 years the States have been figuring out how to do this. They have…