Mr. President, we have a judge who will be in front of the Senate, and it is my understanding it has been worked out that there will be a voice vote. I want to thank the leadership of the appropriate committee, the Judiciary Committee, for…

Mr. President, I could spend my whole time talking about the housing crisis--as the Senator from Arizona has so appropriately commented--that has hit his State and mine and many others. I happen to agree it is going to be hard for us to…

Mr. President, I came to the Senate floor because over the weekend a very noble lady in Cuba passed away of a heart attack, and I want to tell you about her. Her name is Laura Pollan. She founded the group Ladies in White, Damas de Blanco…

Indeed, one of the areas hardest hit in the entire country is southwest Florida, in and around Fort Myers. I note the Senator's comments are very accurate. We need to find a way for people to stay in their homes, afford their payments, and…

Of course. Mr. McCAIN. Isn't one of the fundamental problems in the housing crisis, in the Senator's State and my State and particularly California, Nevada, and others that were the crest of the wave, that we should have made--and still…

Madam President, 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…

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…

Mr. President, 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…

Mr. President, 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…

Mr. President, 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.