I rise to speak today in order to recognize the fifth anniversary of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. This foundation, headquartered in Chicago, strives to educate, advocate, and fund research on pulmonary fibrosis, a terminal lung…

I thank my colleague. Naturally, I am a little bit inclined to be in his corner because he is from Illinois and he is my colleague in the Senate. But I also think what he demonstrated in his statement is the reason why he not only is so…

Will the Chair inform me as to what the situation is concerning morning business or debate. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. We are supposed to go into executive session at this time.

nearly a decade ago, at the 1996 World Food Summit, the United States joined 185 other countries in a commitment to cut the number of undernourished people in the world in half by 2015. In 2000, as part of the Healthy People 2010…

I thank my colleagues. It is great to have these bipartisan agreements on the floor of the Senate. Maybe a new spirit is dawning. I am going to take a very few moments. As I said at the outset, Winston Churchill said there is nothing more…

I thank the Chair. Winston Churchill once said there is nothing more exhilarating than being shot at and missed. This evening I think Members of the Senate feel as I do---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will excuse me. Let me say that…

Let me try to modify this appropriately. I ask unanimous consent that I speak for 5 minutes, that I be followed by Senator Warner who wishes to speak for 5 minutes, Senator Schumer for 5 minutes, then Senator Allard for 30 minutes, and…

I make the unanimous consent request that as soon as I finish speaking, and the other Senators who have sought recognition, the Senator from Colorado be recognized for 30 minutes.

Let me close briefly and say if the argument is being made by the Republican side that there is committee activity that should go on that is more important than this constitutional debate on the floor of the Senate, I would also make the…

let me say it is clear now this is not about moving judges forward because I have offered an opportunity for the Republican majority to move a circuit judge in Utah forward on a bipartisan basis, as most of President Bush's nominees have…

this morning, Senator Gordon Smith came to the floor. He is a close friend. He made a statement relative to something I said on the floor yesterday about the nomination of Priscilla Owen. I am flattered he was listening, or that someone…

I rise to pay tribute to the important work of the president of the American Burn Association, Dr. Richard Gamelli of the Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, as he approaches the end of his distinguished service in that position…

today the Senate has overwhelmingly approved the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005, SAFETEA, H.R. 3. I supported this important legislation, as I did last year when the Senate passed a similar…

I ask consent I be recognized as in morning business and be allowed to speak as long as necessary. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

51 years ago today the Supreme Court, just across the street from the Senate Chamber, issued one of its most famous rulings in the history of the United States of America. The ruling was Brown v. Board of Education. It may have been one of…

I thank Senators Stevens and Inouye for their insight into this matter. australian nationals

let me tell you, I listen to the talk shows, and I hear people say that until these judicial nominees were challenged with extended debate or filibuster, it never happened before. I will also submit for the Record, for the third time, this…

If I might make an inquiry of my colleague from New Jersey, if he is going to seek recognition, I want to be sure and leave enough time for him to speak.

this is a strident voice among some in this country who came out and said he believed that the real threat to America was not terrorism but men and women wearing judicial robes. He thought that was a much greater threat. That gives you an…

an important component of this $82 billion Emergency Supplemental Appropriations conference agreement is the $5.7 billion appropriated for the Iraq Security Forces Fund. I commend Senators Stevens and Inouye, the chairman and ranking…

on Thursday, May 12, 2005, the Adler Planetarium, the first planetarium in America and in the Western Hemisphere, will mark its 75th anniversary. Max Adler recognized a need to exhibit artifacts from the history of astronomy to the public…

So I will be notified in 2 minutes. There is something more at stake here that is even more important than the power of the President and the tradition of the Senate, and that is the independence of the judiciary. You cannot turn on the…

If the Chair would advise me when there are 10 minutes remaining, I will yield the remaining time to the Senator from New Jersey. Let me first thank my colleague from New York for his excellent statement. Senator Schumer and I serve on the…

it is with some measure of frustration that I rise to again introduce the Reservist Pay Security Act. This bill allows members of the National Guard and Reserve who are Federal employees to maintain their normal salary when called to…

Just for a question. I came to the Senate and heard Senator Lott. He was exasperated and frustrated. He said Members were not offering amendments, so I came to the Senate quickly to find out the extent of it. Would the Senator from…