let me ask my distinguished friend and colleague from Oklahoma this. We all know we have to address the problems we face in our economy. It is becoming a crisis. The majority leader said that, the minority leader said that, and everybody…

I rise today to speak about energy prices, as have many of my colleagues, and their impact on my constituents and, for that matter, the constituents of all of us nationwide. Over the last 2 weeks, the leadership of this body has decided to…

It is my hope it will be considered hot-lined on both sides and passed later this afternoon. This resolution is a commendation resolution on behalf of the University of Kansas Men's Basketball Team for winning the 2008 National Collegiate…

I say to the Senator, you brought something up that I think is very important. As you look at the various countries that form up EADS and Airbus and that will participate in this joint effort, which is subsidized, even though we have a WTO…

what on Earth is going on here? I am extremely disappointed. No, I am shocked. This isn't shock and awe; this is shock and shock over the Air Force's decision to choose EADS or Airbus over Boeing to make our critical new aerial refueling…

I thank the Senator. Yet this amendment proposes taking that reimbursement down even further. These companies are businesses. Like any good business, if you make the risk too high or increase the costs too much, you will leave the…

this amendment threatens to undermine and kill the Crop Insurance Program so vital to farmers and ranchers. The amendment does not take into account the real world expenses of industry, including the list of the private reinsurers which…

I would like to speak for 20 or 30 minutes on the farm bill, if I might. I would first like to associate myself with the remarks of Senator Thune, the distinguished ranking member of the committee, Senator Chambliss, and our distinguished…

Well, as I said before, some of our critics--and we should have critics. We should have oversight. We are not doing everything right, that is for sure. And farm bills--I tell you, we passed the Rubicon. This is no longer a farm bill. This…

today I rise for the purpose of introducing important legislation for the moral and fiscal posture of our great Nation: the Employer Work Incentive Act for Individuals with Severe Disabilities of 2007. While there are obvious differences…

today I am very proud and honored to cosponsor legislation along with my colleagues, Senators Conrad, Harkin, and several Members of the Senate Rural Health Care Caucus, to honor Senator Craig Thomas. The bill is the Craig Thomas Rural…

My colleagues, last Friday evening the town of Greensburg, KS, was literally wiped off the map by an enormous, mile- and-a-half, level 5 tornado. As a result of this and storms associated with the system, 12 Kansans are confirmed dead--and…

I thank Chairman Kennedy, Ranking Member Enzi and all of my colleagues for accepting my amendment to improve the drug advertisement provisions included in S. 1082, the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act. My amendment replaces…

I wish to honor the city of Lenexa, KS. On May 8, Lenexa, which is known as the City of Festivals for the numerous festivals and events it hosts each year, will mark its 100th anniversary. This grand event will be part of a weeklong…

I would probably vote no--well, not probably--I would vote no on the resolution. But again, the thing that disturbs me is when we get to the what-ifs. What if we pass your resolution? What if we pass somebody else's resolution? What…

I wish to congratulate him for his forthrightness and his candor and his conviction. The Senator and I have talked about the situation and about the need for full debate in regard to our national security and the war in Iraq, and I had…

It seems to me, if we are going to have a full debate, all choices need to be considered, and the amendment offered by Senator Feingold should be considered and should be made in order. That has taken a lot of courage for him to offer such…

Let me go on with a little background about this because I want the Senator to understand how serious the situation is in Kansas. Should this $3.1 billion deficit be allowed to move forward and become law, soldiers in Kansas and many other…

This bipartisan support shows how important these funds are to our military. So underfunding BRAC MILCON by $3 billion, or even $1, sends a terrible message to our troops. It tears to shreds the bipartisan support involved with the BRAC…

Not only is the air brigade in danger of losing all of their support facilities--they need a new runway, specifically they need a $17 million runway. That is in danger of being cut from this $3.1 billion earmark. That is what I call it--a…

Basically, if I understand the Senator, we are down to $2.88 billion, which means if we had a whole pie and there were six slices, now we are down to less than three. And somehow or other the Department of Defense has to spread that money…

I do have a question, and it involves what I believe to be an utter failing by Congress on behalf of our Nation's military men and women. My question to my colleague from Texas is this. I know in Kansas we are at risk of losing $365…

I truly appreciate the response of the Senator from Texas. The reason I ask that is we are losing a $17.5 million health and dental clinic and a $5.7 million child development center, which will make an enormous difference in the quality…

The $365 million for Kansas in BRAC construction funding, there were no earmarks to that, no earmarks. That was requested by the Department of Defense and put in the President's budget for projects that are essential for our men and women…

last Friday I had the privilege of attending and speaking before a ``Farewell Dinner'' in honor of LTG David Petraeus at the Command and Staff College of the U.S. Army at Fort Leavenworth, KS. To say the least, it was quite an evening of…