Dick Durbin

I would advise the Senator from Tennessee that all time remaining is on our side of the aisle, but I would yield half of it--5 of the next 10 minutes--to him. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

I would like to ask the Senator from Connecticut a question through the Chair. First, let me thank the Senator for raising this issue. I have said-- and I think my colleague may share the feeling--that this may be the greatest humanitarian…

The Senator from Virginia can proceed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.

If I might ask the Senator from Tennessee to clarify, would the last part of his request relate to the period between 3 p.m. and 3:45 p.m.?

I yield 10 minutes to the Senator from Maine. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maine.

I would say to the Senator from Tennessee through the Chair, it is my understanding that we have two 5-minute segments now. Senator Warner and Senator Coons each claim 5 minutes.

I wish to thank my colleague, the Senator from Delaware. That was a very thoughtful presentation. The Senator from Delaware has a personal interest in and has made a personal commitment to this issue. I thank him for his insight. I now…

so that those who are following this debate understand where we are, this morning the Democratic leader, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, for the second time offered to the Republican side the following: that we will bring this critically…

a lot has been said about the impact of this agreement. I would like to speak for a moment about the impact of no agreement. What if the Republicans and those who oppose this agreement have their way and this agreement goes away? Iran is…

please advise both sides of the time remaining. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republicans have 11 minutes 20 seconds, Democrats have 5 minutes 5 seconds. The Senator from Arkansas.

I am going to yield to the Senator from Ohio. I hope 7 minutes is adequate. If it is not, I would ask unanimous consent to extend that and offer time to the other side or whatever is necessary. I yield to the Senator from Ohio. The…

let me thank my colleague from Maine for his thoughtful presentation. I would like to ask how much time remains. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Seven minutes.

I yield 20 minutes to the Senator from Delaware. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.

what time is remaining on the Democratic side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Thirty-six minutes.

reserving the right to object. The Republican side has already used 45 minutes, so I hope the Senator from Texas is saying that between 2:15 p.m. and 5 p.m. the time will be equally divided, and we will rotate from one side to the other.

how much time is remaining on the Democratic side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There are 16\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I don't know that we have faced a debate of this historic importance for 12 years, because it was about 12 years ago that we voted on the floor of the Senate on whether to invade Iraq. Senators don't forget those debates. What is at stake…

will the President pro tempore be kind enough to tell me how much time has been used by the Republican side since 2:15 p.m. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Approximately 45 minutes.

I would like to respond very briefly--very briefly--before yielding to Senator Nelson of Florida. I would say to the junior Senator from Texas that I hope he listened carefully last Sunday when General Colin Powell, former Chairman of the…

we have Senators on the Democratic side prepared to speak when the Republicans are ready to yield. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I say to the Senator from Illinois that I will be more than…

We have been waiting patiently. Mr. McCAIN. I know their schedules are very crowded, but I would hope that maybe one of them could wander over and speak. This is a fairly important issue.

I say to my friend from Arizona, I have told you, we have Democratic Senators prepared to speak. So when my friends are ready to give up the floor, we will be glad to recognize our Democratic Senators. Mr. McCAIN. We have been in since…

Will the Senator from Utah, the President pro tempore, advise the Senate if we are operating under a unanimous consent agreement as to time allocations? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. At this time, the time is equally divided.

Between which hours? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The time until 5 p.m. today is equally divided.

I do not object. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.