Mr. President, first, let me say to the Senator from Tennessee, in his State all the counties that had flooding are exempt from this rule. I have the letter from the EPA, and I spoke with them about it. Secondly, let us not go back on this…

I think it is important to take a stand for our children. This would completely shut down this important program. It would say it is put on hold, even in the worst circumstances. The National Center for Healthy Housing sent a letter…

I thank the Senator from Florida. He represents a State that relies on a beautiful coastline, beautiful ocean, the ability for the fishermen to earn their living, the ability of the tourism industry to thrive, the jobs that are related in…

Mr. President, what is the pending business, or the order? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Amendment No. 3826, offered by Senator Shelby, is the pending business.

Mr. President, I want to take some time to speak out against the Shelby amendment and urge that it be defeated. If that is appropriate at this time, I will use as much time as I may consume. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from…

Mr. President, this is a pivotal point in the debate on Wall Street reform. We never want to see what happened to this country happen again, where they essentially crashed the stock market. People had been talked into very difficult to…

Mr. President, I would like everyone to take a look at these headlines from September 2008: ``Nightmare on Wall Street, Where Do We Go From Here?'' All of us who went through this, whether we were in the Senate or we were looking at what…

I thank my colleague. The reason I did this, frankly, was because the other side seemed to be misunderstanding what this bill did. So I was hopeful that they would just say: Terrific; now it is clear. No losses to taxpayers--``taxpayers…

Mr. President, I am delighted to be here this morning. I am anxious to get started on voting on amendments so we can tackle the issue of Wall Street reform. We have to keep an eye on what happened to our economy, because Wall Street had no…

Mr. President, I wish to thank my colleague. I would say the reason I think it is important to have a vote is because for days and days and days, my friend, the Senator from Connecticut, and my friend, the Senator from Virginia, were down…

Mr. President, I rise today with my colleague, Senator Feinstein, to introduce legislation to honor recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross--the oldest military aviation award created by Congress. This bill would designate the…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Dodd for all his work on so many issues. Just the way things worked out, he has been so pivotal in health care reform and now in Wall Street reform. This is an era of reform. My friend should be very proud…