Saxby Chambliss: “A proposal exactly along the lines of what the Simpson-Bowles commission.”

Everybody ought to be able to vote. And their vote ought to be counted, if they are a valid voter.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll.

It is with great pride and a touch of sadness that I stand here today to pay a special tribute to Martha Scott Poindexter, my dear friend and trusted confidant. Martha Scott is leaving the staff of the Senate after a long and distinguished…

How much time on the other side has been used? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont has 30 seconds remaining.