Heidi Alexander

I am advised by the highly competent floor staff that Senators Nelson and Collins will be worked in to be able to speak shortly after we have because I know they both are hoping to do that. Amendments Nos. 67, 98, 103, 174, 102, and 55…

Before I begin my remarks, I wish to acknowledge once again my gratitude for Senator Harkin and his leadership for these past 2 years that I have had the privilege of working with him as ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and…

I thank the Presiding Officer and the Senator from Louisiana. ____________________

I thank the Chair. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Illinois.

Thank you, Mr. President. I appreciate the courtesy of the Senator from Illinois. ____________________

I ask consent that before morning business begin that Senator Corker and I be permitted to reflect on Senator Baker. Mr. President, I ask consent that we have a few minutes to speak about Senator Baker before morning business begins.

Could the Chair please let me know when I have 3 minutes remaining on my time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will do so.

Does the Senator from Massachusetts wish to address the Senate at this time?

Might I ask the Senator from Iowa and the Senator from North Carolina, is it not also likely, given the good progress we are making, we may be able to have another vote or two between 5 and 5:30 this afternoon so as not to interfere with…

I thank the Senator from Vermont for engaging in this dialogue and appreciate the Senator from Washington clarifying that it is the intent of the budget measure for the Department of Education to continue to use not-for-profit servicers…

Certainly. And if the Senator from Oklahoma needs to speak now, I will be glad to yield.

I thank my friend Dr. Coburn for his remarks, concern, and assistance with this legislation. I agree with him, and want to clarify that nothing in this legislation will constrain a doctor's options to practice medicine. The legislation…

I agree that there are issues associated with animal drug compounding that should be examined. This bill does not change the current animal drug regulatory structure, and it is my hope that FDA would exercise its current enforcement…

So the leader said: Senator Frist of Tennessee, who was the Majority Leader, had decided to pursue a rules change that would kill the filibuster for judicial nominations. This is Harry Reid writing. And once you opened that Pandora's box…

I will be through in just a minute. I ask unanimous consent to speak for another minute. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I will wait until the majority leader finishes. Mr. McCONNELL. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader.

That is how I understand it. I would say to the Senator from North Carolina,--I would presume a graduate of the University of North Carolina would be smart enough to make that decision for herself or himself?

I ask consent that the Senators from North Carolina and West Virginia and I be permitted to engage in a colloquy for a few minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Heitkamp). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I wonder if I might ask, through the Chair, the Senator from Michigan a question. I notice her chart on 7 million students, and I wonder which 7 million students she is talking about. My understanding is there are 11 million students who…

Thank you, Mr. President. If the Acting President pro tempore will let me know when I have used 10 minutes, I would appreciate it. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will so notify the Senator.

I thank Senator Enzi for this opportunity, and in fact there is a Federal moratorium that prohibits State taxes on access to the Internet. I was in the middle of that debate several years ago, and when the Marketplace Fairness Act is…

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…

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. I am perfectly agreeable, following her speech, to dividing it, if Senator Durbin wishes to suggest an allocation of time.

I thank the Senator from Montana for his comments, since Senator Enzi has probably been considering this bill his whole career. He came to the Senate nearly 18 years ago, and he introduced it 14 years ago. So even by Senate standards, it…