And for those who have argued where's your agenda, where's your agenda, it's being rolled out on a daily basis.

the Inhofe language in this amendment contains two basic parts. In the first part, we can talk about changing a word or two, but we all basically agree on it. We basically agree that to be successful in America, you must speak English. I…

There will be English and then another language. And in my home State of Illinois, that language might be Polish, incidentally, or the Filipino dialect of Tagalog, for example, that might be the case.

as I said earlier, this is dangerously close to debate in the Senate, and I am glad we are doing it. My feeling is this: When you say: What are you entitled to? Well, we are entitled to be protected from discrimination. That is an…

I would like to address this question through the Chair. About 75 percent of the Illinois National Guard units have been activated to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan, and some have been on more than one tour of duty. During the course of…

I will yield for a colloquy for 1 minute, and then I see that the minority leader is here.

So will the Senator accept an amendment to his amendment which says that: Nothing herein shall diminish or expand any existing rights under the law of the United States relative to services or materials provided by the Government of the…

I am sorry, I say to the Senator from Oklahoma, but it is my time. I will conclude by saying that in this situation, I urge my colleagues to take a close look at these amendments. I hope they will consider that the Salazar amendment is…

I still have my time, and I would like to say this: When I asked him straightforwardly a question as to whether he wanted to diminish the rights of anyone in this country currently under law, which would include Presidential Executive…

Fine. Mr. President, I would like to have the time for the questions and answers count against me. So would the Senator say for the Record, is it your intention by this amendment to diminish any existing rights under the law of the United…

Thank you. May I ask the Senator if he would tell me whether it is his intention to in any way diminish any rights that currently exist under the laws of the United States of America which would provide individuals with materials or…

Let me ask you expressly and specifically, because you did refer to this. This was Executive Order 13166, issued by President Clinton, which implemented the same title of the Civil Rights Act that I referred to. The Executive Order said…

if I may ask the Senator to yield for a question, I wish there were a way to engage the Senator from Oklahoma because it is his amendment, and I would like to hear his response. I hold in my hand a publication from the Department of…

I don't know whether to direct my question to the Senator from South Carolina, who I believe has the floor at this time, or to the Senator from Oklahoma. What is happening on the floor of the Senate is getting dangerously close to a…

If that is not the case, what does this add? What does it change? What does it bring to the law that isn't currently in the law?

Can the Senator point to a single circumstance where he thinks there is an injustice in providing that alternative language instruction, an injustice that requires us to change the law of the United States of America?

Can the Senator point to me in a current situation where a Government service is being offered and explained in a language in addition to English--and that is usually the case.

I'll take it on my time. The Senator made it clear. He has two parts of this amendment. The first part is, frankly, an easy part. Is English the common, unifying language of our Nation? The answer is yes. His conclusion is that you can't…

I am not opposed to fences and vehicle barriers. They are included in the bill. It is our understanding there are some places where fencing can be effective to stop illegal immigration into America. But what we have here has become a…

I am glad we are returning to the immigration bill, as Senator Frist has alluded. I am concerned, as he is, there will be so many amendments offered we may not be able to bring it to a satisfactory conclusion soon. We tried to get a…

there is another law that has an important milestone today and that is Medicare prescription Part D. I remember this bill when it was debated about 2\1/2\ years ago--2\1/2\ years ago on the floor of the Senate--and was passed and enacted…

The Senator is very carefully avoiding the obvious; that is, the vast majority of seniors already have prescription drug coverage. What we are trying to do is bring into coverage those who do not have it, and more than half of them have…

let me correct my colleague from the State of Pennsylvania who has misstated a fact which I am sure has escaped his attention; that is, on February 2, this year, there was, in fact, a vote on this Medicare prescription Part D. The vote was…

let me join in thanking all Members who have been engaged in the debate. Although it did not result in the passage of a bill, I hope we did make progress. First, let me congratulate again Senator Enzi for showing the courage to bring this…

I understand we are only about 5 days away from the deadline for people to sign up for Medicare prescription Part D. I know the Senator has joined me and others in suggesting this program could have been done differently, a lot fairer, a…