Cord Byrd

Very well. I will get my amendment, if the two managers will consent that I be recognized to offer it.

What is the question before the Senate? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is currently in a period of morning business, with time equally divided between the majority and minority leader.

I ask that I may proceed to speak out of order for as long as I need to speak and that it not be over 15 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Well, I thank the distinguished Senator for his statement. I thank him for his attention to my remarks. I was here then. I am here now. I am concerned about the amnesty we are talking about, the AgJOBS amnesty. I have stated my feelings…

May I just be sure that we are clear on this language. I understand that the language as read by the clerk is agreed to on both sides.

I have no objection. We can reach an understanding if I am unable to come up with language that is capable of being a workable and effective compromise that we might go ahead and have a vote on the Byrd amendment. Might we have a time…

That request is supported on this side of the aisle 100 percent. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I myself had said that I would vote for this bill. I am going to vote against it out of protest against this awful process. I have campaigned against this process on the floor; I have urged that we not let ourselves get into a situation…

I don't like this process. I don't like the fact that the minority is being shut out--at least one stage. I do not think the minority should ever be shut out. That is not in the book of the legislative process. That is not in the…

May I say to my friend, the distinguished Senator from Alaska, who is the President pro tempore and the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, this man has, throughout the year, sought to keep the Senate on schedule and to not only have…

I now read from the Ten Commandments, again King James Version of the Holy Bible, Exodus 20, verses 8 through 10. Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath…

I don't see why we can't have the vote today, or if not today, move it over until Monday. That could be done. The majority leader can easily do this, no question about it. I could do it when I was majority leader. I respect the majority…

On Wednesday, October 6, the Senate Armed Services Committee received testimony from the top CIA weapons inspector in Iraq. The report of Charles Duelfer explains in precise detail the facts that the American people have long ago realized…

We must not take control of public moneys from the elected representatives of the people and give it to an unelected bureaucrat. The Byrd-Stevens-Inouye-Warner amendment gives the director the flexibility to transfer personnel and…

Why not take more time? What is all the rush? Why not take time? That is all I am asking for is take time. The distinguished Senator has offered to sit down with the distinguished Senator from North Dakota. Why do we not take time and try…

Last year, the Senate passed a resolution imposing sanctions on the thug regime that has been running Burma for the last 25 years. It comes up for annual renewal, much like the most-favored-nation procedure we used to apply to China. This…

You know, the coal miner is a very special breed of man. He goes into the smokey, hot bowels of the Earth to seek comrades who may be still alive. He risks his life for them. I have a special bond with the distinguished Senator through…

I thank the Senator. Among those giants who walked these halls, may I add one name: the name of the illustrious Richard Brevard Russell of Winder, GA, who was chairman of that committee when I first came to the Senate.

It is as if an old black-and-white photograph has been gently tinted by a master's hand. A soft, green mist has crept over barren fields and dormant lawns. A rosy blush, tenderly applied, warms the tree tops with the buds of new leaves…

Mr. President, the Senate should ensure that delinquent taxpayers pay their fair share of taxes before we cut vital domestic investments for citizens who actually pay their taxes. With that savings, we can restore the spending for our…

You know, my wife and I are the proud possessors of two great-grandchildren, just within the last month. The distinguished chairman's grandson, and Erma's and my great-grandchildren, each of them owes, as of this past Monday, $24,253.36 on…

The moral of the story, said Aesop, is that it takes more than just fine feathers to make fine birds. It is an age-old lesson that the Congress should hold in its mind as we consider how best to investigate the distorted and misleading…

I share the concern of my chairman, Senator Stevens, on this matter and join with him in insisting that the Senate attend to this matter on a legislative vehicle that will be enacted into law very soon. This matter is of the utmost…

I am deeply grateful to these two fine Senators for the kind words they have just spoken, Senator Durbin and Senator Sarbanes. I will go to my everlasting resting place with love and gratitude and affection and admiration and respect for…

4 million veterans receive health care through the veterans health care system funded by the VA-HUD bill. How should we explain to these veterans that the bill is being set aside?