I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I just wanted to go on record tonight as saying we have made just incredible progress on this bill, and I look forward to tomorrow, where we will complete work on it. I think we are showing bipartisan spirit here and bipartisan…

I understand that Senator Shaheen no longer intends to offer her amendment, so we can strike that from the list. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the…

I send a managers' package to the desk which has been approved by both managers and both leaders. Under the provisions of the previous order, I ask unanimous consent that it be agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without…

I hope we will oppose this amendment. It is very controversial. It is opposed by a very broad and diverse group of business and labor organizations. It would overturn a 60-year prohibition on allowing commercial services at interstate rest…

I ask unanimous consent that Shaheen amendment No. 1678 be considered following Paul amendment No. 1556. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1742 There is now 2 minutes of debate…

I have a parliamentary inquiry: Did Senator DeMint use his 1 minute he had before the vote? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is correct.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. ____________________

But this, in fact, at the end of the day, ruins the bill, and I urge a ``no'' vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. The Senator from Indiana.

this is a killer amendment. Our committee voted 18 to 0 on a bipartisan bill that set out the formulas in a very fair way. What did we do? We didn't want to jolt the States in the middle of a tough economic time, so we kept that funding in…

could we have order? First, thank you to all colleagues for your amazing cooperation. I hope we vote this down because we already did vote down a similar amendment. This is another amendment that would devolve the Federal Aid Highway…

This would essentially devolve the whole program, go against what Dwight Eisenhower had in mind when he started the National Highway System. I urge a ``no'' vote. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:36 p.m., recessed subject to the call of the Chair and reassembled at 5:49 p.m., when called to order by the…

I move to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was agreed to.

I move to reconsider the vote and to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 1738 There is now 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in relation to the Coburn amendment No…

what we do here makes a difference in people's lives. We have peer-reviewed studies that show if the Collins amendment passes and we go back to square one, we will see 8,100 premature deaths per year, 5,100 heart attacks per year, 52,000…

I ask for 30 seconds before we turn to Senator Vitter. I want to say to the Senator from Louisiana and her colleague, Senator Vitter, what an honor it has been for me to work with them. Senator Landrieu is the most passionate person I have…

I ask unanimous consent that there be 2 minutes equally divided prior to each vote; that all after the first vote be 10-minute votes; that the Baucus amendment relative to rural schools be listed as No. 1825; further, that if a budget…

with great respect to my friend, and I appreciate his opinion on this, this bill is paid for. It is paid for through the highway trust fund, and it is paid for through bipartisan work in the Finance Committee, which has worked overtime to…

I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Hawaii. Amendment No. 1785

Yes, I would. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The senior Senator from Florida is recognized.

I was just going to suggest that Senator Nelson continue with the time because I do not need any more time at this point. So please continue. Amendment No. 1822 (Purpose: To provide for the restoration of the natural resources, ecosystems…

My friend says EPA needs more time. They have had 20 years--20 years--on this in terms of regulating these pollutants. Senator Carper from Delaware, who is a very moderate Member of this body, has stood in front of our caucus and made a…

The letter from ABMA strongly says the following: ``We urge Senators to oppose the EPA Regulatory Relief Act.'' This is business. This is American business, made in America. The American Boiler Manufacturers Association: ``We encourage…

I move to lay that motion upon the table. The motion to lay upon the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 1660 The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is now 2 minutes of debate prior to a vote in relation to the Collins amendment No. 1660.