Cord Byrd

I want to associate myself, again, may I say, with my colleague in every word he has chosen to speak about Lloyd Bentsen. Mr. President, for how much time am I recognized? The PRESIDING OFFICER. For as much time as the Senator wishes to…

I thank my dear friend, Senator Baucus, for his kind remarks. ____________________

I shant leave this floor until I have said thank you to my noble friend, the able Senator from Michigan, the chairman of the committee on which I serve, the committee which authorizes the expenditures we must make if we are to keep our…

I speak today in memory of our fallen heroes. Next Monday, the last Monday in May, the Nation honors the men and women who have given their lives in battle. In the aftermath of the Civil War, the practice of decorating the graves of those…

I appreciate from my heart the kind words of my dear friend, Senator Mitch McConnell, from our neighboring State of Kentucky. I am not sure that I was meant to have all these blessings, but I am sure of one thing: Erma was the perfect…

Monday next is Memorial Day. Monday next, being May 29, my memory goes back to May 29, 1937. It was a Saturday. I was working in the meat shop as a meat cutter at the Koppers Store in Stotesbury, Raleigh County, WV. It was a coal mining…

the bill authorizes $25 billion over 5 years in appropriations. This amendment by Senator Gregg and myself funds $3 billion of that amount. This is a modest sum, a modest amendment, a modest fee increase that Senator Gregg and I are asking…

I would be agreeable to a time agreement. And I believe my colleague, Senator Gregg, would be willing--he has nodded in the affirmative.

what is so lovely as a day in June? I repeat my question. What is so lovely as a day in June? Of course, the Presiding Officer, who graces the Chair this afternoon, she is--I have said enough. People have caught on already. I am talking…

the Byrd-Gregg amendment would provide $3 billion for border security and interior enforcement by assessing a $500 fee on the illegal aliens who would benefit under title VI. The bill authorizes appropriations for $25 billion over the next…

I thank the Senator. That is fine. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Hampshire.

I would. May I defer to my distinguished colleague, Mr. Gregg, that he might speak at this time on the amendment.

did I hear the Senator include the provision that there be no second-degree amendments?

West Virginians are both a prayerful and a prideful people. We cherish our State, honor its unique heritage, and revere its citizenry. Our respect for one another and for our joint accomplishments is apparent in every cornr and cranny of…

today the Senate finds itself considering yet another amnesty for illegal aliens. After the defeat of a similar amnesty proposal last month, I had hoped that the Senate had seen the last of these efforts. I had hoped that the Senate, when…

I voted to support the Isakson amendment which would have delayed the implementation of the amnesty provisions of this bill until the Secretary of Homeland Security had certified that the bill's security measures are fully operational. I…

I thank the Chair. In my continuing series of statements on the idea of a Senate, I refer today to the necessity of the Senate in the Federal Government by James Madison in the Federalist 62, 1787. Was the Senate really necessary? Was a…

I thank my distinguished and able friend from Alabama. I thank him for his reference to Mother's Day. I do indeed have some remarks that I want to make in reference to Mother's Day. Mr. President, the irises are blooming, their beauty as…

today the Senate debates S. 1955, the Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act. Now, health care is a very complicated subject. The issue of health care involves life-or-death decisions for millions upon millions of…

last Wednesday, Senator Ensign introduced S. 22, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006, a bill that would ``cap'' legal damages awarded to victims of medical malpractice. Senators Santorum and Gregg similarly, just last week…

He continues to rely on ad hoc, poorly justified emergency supplemental requests that he expects the Congress to rubberstamp. As a result, there is virtually no debate about how our country is going to pay for these massive bills. Nobody…

Does the Senator also agree that until the Defense Science Board, DSB, study is complete and briefed to Congress, the Biometrics Fusion Center should continue to execute its mission to acquire, test, evaluate, and integrate biometrics, as…

I accede to the request of my chairman, but I ask unanimous consent upon the completion of that vote I be recognized to offer an amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is on agreeing to division…

I ask for a vote. I hope we can vote for this amendment. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from West Virginia [Mr. Byrd], for…

Vote. Let's vote. Vote, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the amendment by the Senator from Louisiana? Vote on Amendment No. 3709