I ask to have an additional 15 seconds, since he went over by that much. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, there will be 1 minute of debate in opposition prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 1756 offered…

Mr. President, 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.

Mr. President, I know Senator Bingaman is here, so I will ask a quick unanimous consent that the time until noon be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees, that there be 2 minutes equally divided prior to each vote, and…

Mr. President, I thought I could give Senators and those who may be following this very elongated debate on the highway bill an update as to where we are. We have a managers' package we are hoping to approve momentarily. It is a bipartisan…

Mr. President, I am going to speak against the Vitter amendment because I think it is a huge danger to our economy, and I will explain why. It is a huge overreach by the Federal Government into the ability of States to determine if they…

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…

Mr. President, 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…

Madam President, in my one minute, I hope we are going to vote down this antijobs amendment that threatens our coastal economies. Many of our coastal States treasure their coasts, and they are an economic engine of growth because the…

Mr. President, I thank my colleagues. Most of them have gone, but I feel it is important that the Record reflect this last vote that we had. Basically, it was a vote to undo everything we worked so hard on all day. It was basically a…

Mr. President, colleagues, we must waive the Budget Act in order to continue working on this bill. My friend from Tennessee will tell you otherwise. This bill is 100 percent paid for. The CBO score actually shows a $5 billion surplus over…

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

Madam President, 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…