I will not object, but I ask to be recognized for 10 minutes after the Senator from South Dakota, and I believe the Senator from North Dakota will be seeking recognition for 20 minutes. I don't know when Senator Lieberman is arriving…

I would request the Chair to inform me when I have used 6 minutes of the 10 minutes I have requested. We have a lot of bipartisan battles in the Senate. I am going to try to bring an issue to the consideration of the Senate and to their…

Is it not also a fact that the bill which passed the House of Representatives which has been sitting on the calendar in the Senate, our calendar of business, for 1 full year while people are suffering from these problems, is it not also…

I would ask the Senators who are engaging in this colloquy, through the Chair--it is also curious to note that while we are taking this moral position against certain vaccinations against cervical cancer, if I am not mistaken, we are also…

It includes ethical guidelines which will not allow the commercialization of these stem cells: you can't sell them, and you cannot direct them. You cannot say: The leftover embryonic stem cells from my wife and myself are going to go to my…

I came to the floor a few minutes ago when Senator Gregg from New Hampshire was here. Senator Gregg is the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. I listened carefully as he talked about a plan to reform budgeting in America. The first…

can you tell me what the order before the Senate is at this moment? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority has 2 minutes remaining in morning business.

I would like to amend my earlier unanimous consent request to add the following: That after I have spoken for 10 minutes and Senator Conrad has been recognized for 20 minutes, the Senator from Colorado, Mr. Salazar, be recognized for 20…

The Senator from Maine is so persuasive. I don't know if the Senator from South Dakota still wants recognition.

I yield 5 minutes, at this time, to the Senator from Massachusetts. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts is recognized.

But it will be an up-or-down vote directly on the amendment; is that understood? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky.

you have heard the debate for 2 days now. On one side of the aisle, those supporting this amendment have summarized their feelings in three words: Respect the flag. On the other side of the debate are those who say: Respect the…

I have spoken to the Senator from Utah, and I would like to ask how much time I have remaining. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Four minutes.

most Members of Congress come to this life experience with previous life experiences. Many times, they are motivated by something that they have lived through or witnessed. I have seen it time and time again, whether we are talking about a…

A hundred percent of the Democratic caucus believes it's time for change. And 100 percent of the Republican caucus believes it's time to stay the course.

A hundred percent of the Democratic Caucus believes it's time for change and 100 percent of the Republican Caucus believes it's time to stay the course.

on the first Monday and Tuesday of June, 14 people in Chicago died from an apparent overdose of heroin laced with fentanyl. That brings to 74 the lives lost to heroin and fentanyl in Cook County, IL, this year. We know that abuse of…

I rise to commend the ongoing efforts of relative caregivers all over the State of Illinois, who have opened their hearts to children whose homes have been broken. Children are placed into foster care for a variety of reasons stemming from…

in the course of a congressional career, you are asked to make many votes. Most of them are fairly routine and not long remembered. In the course of my career on Capitol Hill, those votes that have kept me up at night, those I remember…

it is time for American troops to come home. That was the judgment of the Senate last year. Last year, by a vote of 79 to 19, we adopted on a bipartisan basis an amendment written largely by the Senator from Michigan but amended and then…

under morning business, are the Democrats recognized at this moment? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Yes. The Democrats have the first 15 minutes, with 14\1/2\ minutes remaining. ____________________

later this week as part of the debate on the Defense authorization bill, we will talk about Iraq. That a timely issue. As of last week, there have been 2,500 soldiers' lives lost in Iraq since the beginning of this conflict. What was…

after wars are completed, history stands in judgment of the leaders, not just whether there was a victory or defeat in the war but whether the war was conducted properly. Almost without fail, history has been a brutal, sometimes difficult…

I have an amendment related to the rendition of prisoners which I would like to say a word about before we adjourn today. There may be an indication that there are still a few more amendments to be forthcoming. I will bring my amendment to…

he is not on the floor, but Senator Warner and I have been discussing this amendment. I would like to at least leave open the option that he will join me in cosponsoring it. It is a bipartisan amendment which I would like to describe at…