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Mary Landrieu is a former United States Senator from Louisiana, serving from 1997 to 2015. She was the first woman to represent Louisiana in the Senate. A member of the Democratic Party, Landrieu focused on issues such as disaster recovery, healthcare, and energy policy during her tenure. She played a significant role in post-Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, advocating for federal assistance to rebuild the affected areas in Louisiana.
I will speak as in morning business for up to 2 or 3 minutes. I just wish to take a point of personal privilege. As we get to the end of this immigration debate and hopefully have a final vote on this bill sometime this week, it is a very…
as part of Small Business Week, I would like to mention a fact that is sometimes overlooked: minorities and women open small businesses at lower rates, and when they are able to open businesses, they earn less than their white…
do I have the floor? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time of the Senator has expired.
before the Senator from Texas leaves the floor, could I ask a question unrelated to his speech? I am sorry I didn't get to hear most of it. I stepped off the floor temporarily. The Senator has been so active on the debate on immigration, I…
I thank the Senator from Vermont, and I appreciate his support. But actually, having started out wanting to get a vote on my amendments--and I still do--I am now more focused on this principle of getting uncontested amendments adopted…
I see my colleague so I am going to wrap up in 30 seconds and then yield the floor. I will come to the floor again this afternoon and talk about these amendments. These Members have worked very hard, Republicans and Democrats, amazingly…
I thank the Senator for his answer. I ask the Senator and any other Senators who have not had a chance to look at this list that has been widely circulated to take the time to look at the list. I know my colleague is very busy and has many…
I ask unanimous consent that the time until 2 o'clock be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees and that the majority leader be recognized at 2 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so…
What is the next order, please, after the Senator from Texas? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is no order.
Well, I am next because there was just a Republican on the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time of the Senator has expired. The Senator from Texas is in order to be recognized.
No, I have not. I understand these amendments to be noncontroversial. It is my understanding that there is no Republican opposition to the substance of these amendments. I could be wrong. If someone can tell me what the substantive…
Is there a physical copy of the list you have presented to the Democrats? Could it be submitted to the Record?
I ask unanimous consent to speak for 10 minutes after the Senator from Texas. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Texas. Syria
I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the M.W. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana and the State of Louisiana Order of the Eastern Star, who have collectively provided 225 years of continuous service and devotion to…
I am happy to report that there has been a lot of progress made in the last few hours on the package of amendments that are completely uncontested and there is no objection on any side. I wish to thank the Members who have been attentive…
as I said many times, I have the deepest respect for the Senator from Iowa. He and I hardly ever disagree so this is quite unusual. We cosponsor so many amendments together for foster care, adoption--his work is legendary. But I do want to…
I ask that I take the Democratic leader's time for 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
I came to the floor to speak about and follow up on a 2-hour debate we had last night on the floor about amendments pending to this bill that are uncontested. But before I do, let me acknowledge the leadership for allowing Senator Toomey…
I don't know if there is any particular order. I see other colleagues on the floor. I am not in a particular rush. I would be happy for them to speak, but I wish to speak for 5 minutes as in morning business. I thank the Senators. I know…
I am not going to ask unanimous consent to call up any amendments or to have any votes or anything, so everybody can relax. But I do want to speak for a minute about the process we are in. We have now been considering a major piece of…
I know the staff is working hard to figure out the best way forward, and there are lots of views about different amendments that may be controversial, but I am going to stay here and work for the next hour or two tonight to see if we can…
It gives us an opportunity to really shine the spotlight on the great entrepreneurial spirit of America, which is a model for the world.
in the last few minutes, we have made a little bit of progress. I am doing the best I can to work with both sides of the aisle to simply get a list of amendments that are not controversial. There are approximately 230 amendments pending on…
I wish to address the leader and the managers of the bill, both Senator Sessions and Senator Leahy. I know there are about 100 or so other amendments pending, and I know we have been sort of held up the last couple of days, but there are…
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