Thank you very much. I am honored that the Senator from Oklahoma would join me as a cosponsor. In speaking to this amendment, this morning's Washington Post had a front-page story that should startle and trouble all of us. It is a story…

is there an amendment pending to the Defense authorization bill? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct, there are two amendments pending.

I first want to apologize to the chairman and ranking member that I came to the floor and realized they were in the process of doing this because I certainly would have spoken to them in advance before making this request. But I hope they…

I spoke with Senator Warner about this amendment. I would really appreciate his cosponsorship, but I don't want to ask his name be added until we are certain. If there are any difficulties on this amendment, I stand ready to change it. We…

that element relates to what is known as the deeming resolution. That is Senate talk for the budget resolution, which is kind of the broad outline of how we will spend money this year. Instead of passing the budget resolution as we…

will you please inform me of the business before the Senate. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is in a period of morning business. The minority's time has begun, with 28 minutes 30 seconds remaining. ____________________

if there is no one seeking recognition, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

on behalf of Senator Reid, I ask unanimous consent that Robin Tibaduiza, a Defense Fellow in his office, be granted the privilege of the floor during consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

we are now considering the repeal of the estate tax. The estate tax is a tax paid by 2 out of every 1,000 Americans. It is not a tax that will affect the vast majority of Americans because they have not accumulated enough wealth in their…

today is National Hunger Awareness Day, and I rise to recognize the importance of ending domestic hunger. Domestic hunger has affected the lives of more than 38 million people in the United States annually. This includes over 14 million…

the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Leahy, is on his way to the Chamber. I know the time is running. I will speak until he arrives. I wanted to make a point or two based on arguments used in this debate. Mr. President…

one of the first things a Member of the Senate should learn is humility, humility when it comes to some of the documents that guide our Nation. We certainly understand the Constitution we are sworn to uphold and defend is a treasured…

Let me say at the outset it is my great honor to cochair with the Senator from Arkansas this effort relative to hunger, hunger awareness. It has brought us together in terms of offering resolutions, in terms of offering legislation…

I rise today to honor Dick Kay, a man of great journalistic integrity. Many things have changed in the past 40 years, but from Martin Luther King, Jr., to Adlai Stevenson, from Iraq to the Daleys, from Watergate to the 1985 Bears, there…

In query of the Senator from Nevada, I ask him, I thought I understood the basic difference between Democrats and Republicans, that the so-called Republican conservative philosophy was for fiscal conservatism, avoiding debt. Now we have…

If I might ask through the Chair the Senator from Nevada, the Democratic leader, did we not attend the State of the Union Address just a few months ago when the President said America was addicted to oil? It was the lead in all the stories…

Am I correct that Senator Frist and the Republican majority have decided that instead of the war in Iraq where we continue to lose servicemen, instead of the energy crisis which forced the price of gasoline to record-high levels causing…

Through the Chair, I ask if the Senator from Nevada is aware that the Gallup organization, which does polling across America, did a poll of 1,000 Americans in April which asked them the following question: What do you think is the most…

I will alert the Senator from Nevada that it tied for 33rd in the list of priorities for America today. I ask the Senator from Nevada, since the Republican majority controls the Senate, they set the agenda for things that we debate and…

And the last time we considered this measure, some 48 Senators voted for it? It fell far short of what it needed.

So I ask the Senator from Nevada, does he reasonably believe now there are 67 votes or near 67 votes for this resolution?

are we under unanimous consent agreement as to the speaking order? The PRESIDING OFFICER. We finished with all the speakers on the unanimous consent order.

I rise in support of S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006. This is not a perfect bill. It is a compromise. I strongly support some provisions of this bill and I have serious concerns about others, but, on balance, I…

I seek recognition, then, in reference to the bill before the Senate. In the 200-plus year history of the Senate, there have been few moments when Senators were called to reflect on an issue of this gravity. This issue of immigration goes…

last week, by a vote of 99 to 0, we created a humanitarian waiver for undocumented people in the United States who are seeking to get on the pathway to legalization. We said we would allow a nonreviewable look by the Secretary of Homeland…