Not at this time, but I will yield when I conclude. We have a bill that will create tens of thousands of jobs, and we have the first amendment offered by my good friend, which has not had one hearing, and it repeals all kinds of…

Mr. President, let the games begin. That is what is going on here. I have full respect for my colleague, but you can tell from his tone and tenor that Senator Paul finds it amusing he is offering a clean debt ceiling increase that he is…

I Object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The legislative clerk continued calling the roll.

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, Senator Inhofe and I have already spoken on the floor. What I would appreciate is just 2 minutes before we turn to Senator Tester just to set the stage.

Thank you very much. The Senator from Tennessee probably won't agree with my position on his amendment, but I do know my friend has worked long and hard with Senator Tester and others, and I appreciate all the time he has put into trying…

Mr. President, I wanted to make sure the Senator from Tennessee knows his amendment is pending. It has already been put into play, and we are on it at this time. I just wanted to be sure he knew that.

Mr. President, earlier today I was on the floor speaking about the importance of a program called the economic development revitalization. It has been in place since 1965. It has run out of its authority. Our committee, the Environment and…

Mr. President, as the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee who watched with pleasure as we voted this bill out of our committee with total unanimous support--except for one, we almost had everyone--I am delighted that the…

Mr. President, I thank the ranking member. I know he has a series of meetings and he is off to those, but I again thank him. I know he may look at reducing this authority. It is his right to do so. My own opinion is, if there were ever a…

Mr. President, as we recognize Older Americans Month this May it is important that we commit to meeting the needs of older Americans to live longer and healthier lives. Our aging population is expected to almost double in number, from 37…

I just want to acknowledge the hard work of the chairman of the Intelligence Committee and the chairman of the Judiciary Committee on the PATRIOT Act and to state I am on an amendment Senator Leahy has authored which has bipartisan…

Mr. President, I am going to speak a little bit about the PATRIOT Act, and then do I have to have consent to do anything else other than that? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Yes.