I have not yet filed, but I intend to shortly, an alternative amendment to the emergency supplemental which is on the Senate floor and in the process of being debated. I would like to explain what it is that I am going to file and what it…

The Senator from Vermont is correct. I don't intend to take any action on this now. I know there are events planned tonight. We are in the middle of mourning for our lost colleague as well. But I simply wanted to explain for the record…

I yield to the Senator, but I would like to finish my remarks, if I could. I know we all have time commitments.

the concept behind this, of course, is to be as careful as we can with the taxpayers' money and make sure that each dollar spent is spent on something that has been thoroughly examined, looked at, vetted, scrubbed, and determined to be…

I am joining my colleagues in rising today to pay honor and respect to the service of Jon Kyl, a tribute to his passion for public service and his State of Arizona and his country in this Congress for 26 years. I echo all the sentiments…

I rise today to honor the service of Senator Richard Lugar and to pay tribute to his legacy. I served alongside Senator Lugar as the junior Senator of Indiana during my two tours of service in the Senate. All of us who seek public service…

I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. We are in morning business. ____________________

the clock continues to tick away while we wait for the descent from the summit, when the President and Speaker Boehner walk out, with tablets in hand, saying we have a deal. Many of us are beginning to wonder if that is going to be…

I had the privilege of having dinner with Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF, and I asked her the question about the reforms taking place in Europe.

We never would have gotten the BCA, whether you think that was enough or not enough, in August of 2011, in my opinion, without the threat of defaulting on our debt.

Her answer was, 'Absolutely not.' She said, unless the revolver is at the temple of the politician, with the finger on the trigger, they are not capable of summoning the collective will to take the necessary steps.

I just wanted to comment that I was listening to the discussion going on here about the Leahy amendment. I don't know what the history of all this is, but I simply want to say that I think the Senator from Oklahoma asked a very legitimate…