Chuck Grassley

Yes, we would be willing to do that. We are looking at some votes around noon. Yours would be one of those. We don't have unanimous consent on that.

I thought Senator Kyl wanted some time. What I would like to do, if it is OK with the other side, is give Senator Kyl some time off of our time and then right after him, Senator Thomas, because Senator Thomas has been waiting for a long…

Tomorrow we will resume consideration of the tax relief reconciliation bill with 10 hours of debate remaining under the agreement just reached. We have a lot of work to do on this bill and on other must-do legislative items before we…

The cash balance plan conversion described by the distinguished gentleman would indeed be within the scope of the authority intended for the regulatory safe harbor.

I do recognize the valuable role drug distributors play in the delivery of prescription medication and our Nation's health care and did intend to exclude prompt pay discounts from the methodology. I say to my colleague from Ohio that I…

Senator Baucus, I certainly appreciate your views on this issue. You and I have worked hard over the last couple of years to improve Medicaid waiver transparency, and I think we have made some progress. But, I understand your desire to do…

The fact is that the Government does not negotiate prices, it sets prices. The second thing is that we set in place in the Medicare bill plans to negotiate prices, and we know now from experience, and I did not know it when this amendment…

We do not need an amendment to improve this situation because this bill has in it already very significant incentives for generic utilization through the way we reimburse generics and the dispensing fee we require. A very significant thing…

That brings up a situation I wasn't aware of. I thought we had an hour equally divided. There was 45 minutes there, so do we have 1\1/2\ hours and I have 45 minutes on my side?

And for other Senators who may want to speak, I may be a little less than an hour or I may be a little more than an hour. I do not intend to be here forever, just in case my colleagues are wondering. ____________________

We will resume the Roberts nomination tomorrow for a short period of debate. The debate from 10:30 to 11:30 has previously been allocated to the two managers and the two leaders. At 11:30 tomorrow, the Senate will vote on the nomination of…

As I said, I have another request I want to do for other Members. ____________________

That is our intent. Present law allows the seller to rely on the weight rating specified by the manufacturer when determining the applicability of vehicle excise taxes on trucks. The same rule should apply for tractors.

We are committed to this as the correct policy for large scale commercial projects. In addition, we are committed to seeing energy-efficient skyscrapers in the sky and recognize that these types of projects take years to design and build…

I agree with the Senator's understanding of the IRS's authority to consult with DOE in this regard, and to establish an equivalent level of efficiency for dishwashers for determining the amount of the credit. section 1503

Before I begin my remarks I want to thank the Senator from Montana, the ranking Democrat on the committee, and the former chairman of the committee for his cooperation and good- faith effort to have the Senate and our committee work to get…

I say to my colleague that I understand the importance of these provisions in a comprehensive Energy bill. I have supported these in the past and included them in our bill in the 108th Congress. I agree that sensible tax treatment that…

I agree that energy infrastructure, particularly electric transmission capacity, is a critical component of our domestic energy policy, and I am committed to helping you ensure that it is included in the final energy bill. Sec. 261…

I have notified Senate leadership of my intent to object to any unanimous consent request relating to the nomination of Alice S. Fisher to the position of Assistant Attorney General. This action has nothing to do with Ms. Fisher or her…

And maintain the practice of the Senate as it has been for 214 years prior to 2 years ago. Mr. McCONNELL. That is precisely the point. My friend from Iowa is entirely correct.

So when we just came back into the majority, after the 1994 election, there was an effort by Democrats to eliminate the filibuster? Mr. McCONNELL. Entirely.

And we would have benefited very much from that. It would have given us an opportunity to get anything done that we could get 51 votes for doing, with no impediment, and we voted against that? Mr. McCONNELL. Unanimously. And interestingly…

Yes, so long as the commercial airline fuel transaction takes place on one of the secure airports listed by the Treasury, then, that also is my understanding.

I am not going to raise any more issues. I have expressed why I cannot support the amendment, and I will reserve any other action at the time we vote. I thank the Senator from West Virginia for being understanding of why I did not get back…

We do not want to get ourselves in a position of having the Japanese say to us our meat is not safe even though it is shown to be safe based on sound science. Since we want our beef to go to Japan because it is safe, then, obviously, if…