Mr. President, may I ask consent of the first Member on that list to speak for 30 seconds? Thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I am sorry. Will the minority leader yield for a question? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican leader?

I guess that is a no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.

Mr. President, I thank the majority leader. His day has been much busier than mine, but both of our days have been filled with quite a few matters before us. The vote that will take place in the Senate would not have taken place without my…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to speak on an issue that is of great importance to my home State of Louisiana: Federal disaster assistance. As you know, along the gulf coast, we keep an eye trained on the Gulf of Mexico during…

Mr. President, I understand we are in morning business to speak for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. ____________________

Mr. President, I have come to the floor to speak, as many of my colleagues have today, on the DISCLOSE Act, which is being sponsored by Senator Schumer, primarily, and other Members of the Senate, to try to fix and make significant…

I thank the Senator. With access to Tier 1 capital, I believe that the community banks that participate in this program will be able to provide small businesses with the credit they need to grow and hire. Deduction for Health Insurance…

Madam President, I know we are getting ready to vote on a very important piece of legislation--the Small Business Job Creation Act--that we have actually been working on now for a year and a half. It is hard to believe that a year and a…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded, and I ask unanimous consent for up to 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Gillibrand). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…

Seacoast is a small bank. It only has $130 million in assets. According to this banker's testimony to me yesterday, he is going to take this bill and all of its provisions, and he believes he can leverage $180 million in SBA loans to small…