I have the answer. It is 61. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Washington has a unanimous consent request. Is there objection? Hearing none, so ordered. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 705 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is now 2 minutes equally divided prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 705, offered by…

I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 278 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2 minutes of debate equally divided…

Madam President, the Coats amendment allows open-ended exemptions to the mercury air toxic rule. This is not a 1-year extension, it is a permanent extension if any President, now or in the future, simply decides it. It doesn't even require…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 273 The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is now 2 minutes equally divided prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 273, offered by the Senator…

Parliamentary inquiry: May I ask the Chair how many amendments we have voted on in this budget, both voice and actual votes? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. It will take some time to answer that.

Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 622. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from California [Mrs. Boxer] proposes an amendment numbered 622. The…

Mr. President, my amendment simply ensures important issues will be addressed, such as how much oil will stay here versus how much will be exported and, therefore, will we suffer from higher energy prices? How much steel will be made in…

Well, Mr. President, the handwriting is on the wall. I see it. But I do believe when my colleague argued against my amendment--and he was quite successful--it was not an accurate argument. The fact is his amendment has already made the…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 338 The PRESIDING OFFICER. There are two amendments equally divided prior to a vote on amendment No. 338 offered by Mr. Vitter. The Senator…

Mr. President, the Rubio amendment hurts families. It is opposed by respected doctors organizations and many women's groups. Colleagues, under the Rubio amendment, a doctor and a grandmother would go to jail if the grandmother brought her…

If the Chair will advise me when I have used 5 minutes. So let me now tell you about Medicare. In the Republican budget, if you are younger than 55, instead of getting the same Medicare your parents had and the same Medicare you have paid…