I know Senator Inhofe was on the floor, and if I could ask unanimous consent that after I speak, he would be next to speak, and then the good Senator, Mr. Lee, from Utah. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is…

Thank you, Mr. President. It is my distinct privilege to come to the floor this afternoon to voice my full support for Susie Morgan's confirmation as an article III judge on the U.S. Eastern District Court of Louisiana. I have known Susie…

The other good feedback we are getting, Senator Snowe, is from our state partners, particularly Michigan and North Carolina.

there are wonderful businesses out there that need these loans and need these guarantees.

the last thing that I am going to do is sit here as the Chair of this Committee and allow the sort of overseer and regulator of the SBA do the same thing that some of the regulators are doing to small business banks, and you will…

I would say that your budget is not adequate to carry out the responsibilities that you have been asked to do.

There is nothing small about small business in America.

According to the SBA, small businesses are responsible for employing roughly half of all working Americans.

I would like to see if there is some other way to recoup those dollars to the Federal Treasury.

I would like to see these programs expand. I know there is some subsidy required to do that.

I do not agree with the funding level proposed by the administration for the NIH.

But right now, it's got to come from the Administration, and I've got to ask you all to be forceful and fight the fight, and we'll back you up.

This budget that we have in front of us... simply does not have enough money to maintain or invest or build the structures that we have to to build an economy that lasts.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until Wednesday, March 28, at 10 a.m.; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

while I am on the floor, I would like to speak for a few more minutes, if I might, on another subject but one that is equally important. The Senator from Alaska and I just spent some time talking about a balanced approach to energy…

Some people may say that this country cannot afford these investments--I say we cannot afford not to make them.

I ask unanimous consent that on Wednesday, March 28, at 5 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 464 and 497; that there be 60 minutes for debate, equally divided in the…

For decades, the people of my State have been fighting a noble battle to save the most productive and environmentally significant coast and delta in the world.

It's going to bankrupt us.

I believe that the NIH funding should be a priority and that its benefits extend well beyond its research discoveries.

I recognize that the Corps has consistently been woefully underfunded, which presents great challenges in addressing the needs of Louisiana and the Nation.

However, for the fiscal year 2013 budget year, the President proposes a $48 million decrease.

I understand there are three bills at the desk. I ask for their reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title en bloc for the first time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2682)…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate agree to the House request to return the papers on H.R. 5, the HEALTH Act, and authorize the Secretary of the Senate to return the papers on H.R. 5 to the House of Representatives. The PRESIDING OFFICER…