I wish to speak on the trade bills, but first I would like to comment on the fact, as the Senator from Utah has reminded us, of the sacrifice a lot of young Americans are enduring. One of the more difficult tasks that I have is to sign the…

And also in a bipartisan way that we are supporting this. Isn't that a wonderful term to suddenly throw around, ``bipartisanship,'' where we can come together, not as partisans, not as ideologs, but in the best interests of the country?

As the Senator from Arizona is in the back of the Chamber, I just want to say this Senator appreciates his long public service and his dedication to this country. Mr. President, as one of the Senators from a State that borders the Gulf of…

I want to comment before the Senator from Louisiana leaves the floor. It is kind of like we have seen this movie before. If I recall, it was Friday. The Senator from Louisiana and I were out here with this chart talking about the same…

first of all, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for no more than 5 minutes and that the Senator from West Virginia follow my presentation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I came to speak on a different subject. A retired FBI agent named Bob Levinson, over 4 years ago, disappeared when he checked out of his hotel in the Iranian tourist attraction of Kish Island in the Persian Gulf. He disappeared. It is only…

first of all, I want to thank the Senator from Louisiana. I also want to point out, look at all those red lines. Those are the paths of hurricanes. Where do you think most of them were going between 1851 and 2008? And why are folks like us…

I wanted to call to the attention of the Senate the aftermath of having passed the health care reform bill. There was a great deal of consternation at the time, while we were deliberating, that Medicare was going to be cut. We will recall…

I am very happy to announce to the Senate that today NASA announced its new, big rocket design, with the President stepping forth to indicate that he will request funding for the design and building of this rocket. I want to take the…

I ask unanimous consent that I speak as if in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. IRS Tax Scam

there is a tax scam that is going on in this country for which you certainly have to give some creativity to these thieves and robbers--and that is exactly what they are. I first started to get wind of this when people in the Tampa Bay…

today I am filing legislation aimed at stopping criminals from filing fraudulent tax returns with stolen Social Security numbers. Specifically, the bill unveiled today would make it a felony punishable by as much as five years in Federal…