That ought to be the starting point. Shouldn't we all agree on that? If we are going to reduce the incidence of abortion, one of the things we should do is make sure young people are aware of consequences. We should stress abstinence. The…

Last year, we had bipartisan agreement on the Senate floor, and the agreement was that this year, the year 2006, would be a year of significant transition in Iraq. We spelled out what we had in mind, that the Iraqis would take on more…

Again, if the Senator from Nevada will yield, as you watch the disintegration of the foreign policy under this administration, we find ourselves relying on the Chinese to try to negotiate some peaceful resolution in North Korea, we are…

during the recent district work period, I read a front-page Chicago Tribune news article that reminded me of the importance of educating young adults about driving safety. And as students in Gibson City, IL, can tell you, the story is also…

Mr. Presient, I thank Chairman Inhofe and Senator Jeffords and both of their staffs for their tireless effort writing this bill. It has not been an easy bill to write due to the many competing demands on water resources as well as…

Would the Chair advise me as to the current state of business on the floor? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The time until 10 a.m. is equally divided between the parties. ____________________

I would say that all of the big names in medical research in America support this bill. They understand this is the real deal. This is the bill that will make a difference. The other two may not. Among the other groups supporting the Stem…

I understand that Senator Vitter has 6 minutes remaining; is that correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

In the interest of bringing this debate to a close--we have had much more time than you have--I will make a few closing remarks and then give the floor to the Senator from Louisiana to close. I would ask the Senator from Louisiana if he is…

It is so broad that that is exactly what would happen. All of the commonsense explanations you have heard notwithstanding, that is not what the amendment says.

I offer an amendment to improve the Nation's preparedness and response to natural disasters and terrorist attacks. This amendment is based on legislation that I introduced last year, the Mass Evacuation Exercise Assistance Act of 2005, S…

I say to the Senator that if the Senator from Idaho and the Senator from Louisiana want to put together an amendment that allows me to protect my home, as you have described, with my legally owned firearm, I have no objection to that…

I was waiting in deference to the sponsor of the amendment. I think it is appropriate for him to open the debate. Now I am told that my time is running because he is not here. I have no option or alternative but to speak to the amendment…

I ask the minority leader: Have the Democrats come forward and asked that this bill be scheduled for floor consideration and debate repeatedly during that 13-month period?

the purpose of the two of us coming to the floor today is to make it clear that we want this month of August to be a month of significant transition in the Senate; to move us from a do- nothing Senate to actually take up issues that people…

let me ask the minority leader one last question about stem cell research. Before we adjourned, Senator Frist, the Republican leader, came to the floor and propounded a unanimous consent request to bring up this bill, H.R. 810, and two…

When the minority leader was in Searchlight, NV, during the Fourth of July recess, I was in the State of Illinois and traveled thousands of miles--from the city of Chicago, Rockford, southern Illinois, my roots down State, and town after…

I ask another question of the minority leader. I would like to do something that is maybe unprecedented in the modern history of the Senate. We might even meet on Monday. How about a Friday? How about giving 12 hours of our life on a…

I ask the minority leader, in the month of June, when we wasted 2 weeks on the floor of the Senate on a Constitutional amendment relative to flag burning, gay marriage, and an effort to provide tax relief for the wealthiest people in…

I ask the minority leader: Does this stem cell research bill, H.R. 810, which passed the House in a bipartisan fashion, enjoy bipartisan support in the Senate? Does it have cosponsorship on both sides of the aisle? Is this strictly a…

This is the Senate calendar which is published every day that we are in session. This one is from Wednesday, July 12. Turn to page 22, H.R. 810, an act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell…

I thank my leader on the Democratic side. Yesterday I visited Guantanamo Bay, along with my colleague, Senator George Allen of Virginia. RADM Harry Harris, commander of the Joint Task Force in Guantanamo, spent most of his day giving us a…

we are a nation at war. There is no doubt that America must devote all of its energy and resources to defeating terrorism and stopping those who attacked us on 9/11 and would attack us again. But we are also a nation of law. No one from…

And the minority side has? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The minority side has 30 minutes. ____________________

it has been less than 4 months since passage of the Deficit Reduction Act. That bill cut Medicaid health benefits for our Nation's low-income children, seniors, pregnant women, and people with disabilities. One provision of the bill…