I know my colleague is waiting to speak, so I will hold myself to that 5 minutes. When we came back after 9/11, we gathered together on a bipartisan basis. We passed the PATRIOT Act. We initiated this military effort against those who…

Here we are days away from the end of this fiscal year, and we have recorded in the last 6 years, under the Bush administration and the Republican-led Congress, the worst deficits in the history of the United States. We have an…

I might ask the Senator from West Virginia the following: So when Mr. Tim Russert of ``Meet The Press'' asked Vice President Dick Cheney, on September 10, this last Sunday, ``And the meeting with Atta did not occur?'' and the Vice…

I had the honor to serve on the Senate intelligence subcommittee for 4 years. It is an awesome assignment. That committee can suck up more time from a Senator's schedule than any other assignment I can think of. I easily spent half of my…

if I might? I do control the time? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator controls the time.

I will get the page reference for the Senator. I would like to continue my remarks, if I may. The bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee reached these conclusions but this report, especially the public version, doesn't go as far as it…

I ask the Senator because I am not on the committee, the Senate Intelligence Committee released a report last week, and he stands by the findings--at least the majority section. I asked the question of my Democratic colleague, Senator…

I join my colleagues and many others across America to express our sadness over the loss of one great person: former Texas Governor Ann Richards. There she was, with her Dairy Queen hairdo, her thick Texas twang, and her lightning fast…

I came to the Capitol yesterday on the fifth anniversary of September 11. I looked out the window, down the Mall on the west side, and I couldn't help but remember what we saw on 9/11. On that morning as we met in a small room on the west…

I made an earlier unanimous consent request that we were going to alternate. I could read the list that we currently have subject, of course, to the arrival of Senators. But it is our hope that we would have Senator Kerry followed by…

I am glad the Senator from South Carolina is still on the Senate floor because I want to make clear that debating the war in Iraq is not a performance. It is part of our responsibility. This is the world's, maybe the Nation's, greatest…

I make a unanimous consent as to the remaining speakers on the Democratic side, if I might. I apologize for interrupting the Senator from New York. I ask unanimous consent that the following speakers be recognized on the Democratic side in…

Let me say initially that I am sure during the course of the debate there will be many raising the question of whether we should spend this time on this debate. The fact that we might spend 4 hours on the debate over a war we are now…

--I am happy to do that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The request is withdrawn.

if I could respond to the question of the Senator from Alaska, it is my understanding there was an attempt to reach a time agreement before this started and, unfortunately, there was objection on the other side of the aisle. But----

during the August break, I took some time off with my wife. As we were traveling, we were contacted by Jim O'Shea, who works with the Chicago Tribune, in the city of Chicago, which I represent. He told me about a terrible situation. A…

I think the changes in language the Senator made to his amendment have made them virtually identical, so it appears we are setting out to do the same thing. So that there is clarity in the record, I want to make sure I understand this. My…

when I came to Congress years ago, I had no idea that one of the major issues I would face and be involved in was the tobacco industry. Now, I knew what tobacco had done to my family. I lost my father when he was 53 years old. He died of…

I salute the Democratic leader for his opening remarks. This is the beginning of the September session of this Congress, as we roll toward the election. The majority leader has suggested we will be here for perhaps 3 or 4 weeks. I hope we…

That is exactly what we should do. I ask unanimous consent that the cosponsors of my amendment--and there are some eight cosponsors and myself. Let us do this as a bipartisan amendment since we are doing exactly the same thing. Is that…

If Senator Allen wants to change that in any way, I will be happy to do it. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Senator Allen filed an amendment numbered 4883, which was on the same subject matter as my amendment numbered 4884 that was filed. I have been told by staff that he has modified his amendment so it is now identical to mine; is that correct?

although I will support final passage of the long-awaited pension bill that aims to strengthen millions of workers' pensions, including those for airline workers, I want to express my concerns regarding one provision in particular. Similar…

I understand. I gave this to the majority leader maybe 45 minutes ago at most. I certainly didn't want to try to surprise him and mislead him because I think this is a matter that is very important. I sincerely hope we can clear this…

if I might be allowed to comment as well, as the Senator from Tennessee, the majority leader, describes the bill, it sounds as if it is one that I gladly and wholeheartedly would support. I know Senator Martinez has a special interest in…